Sviatopolk II's Rule of Kiev (1090s)

Timeline

1. 1093Kiev · KievVsevolod I died of illness in 1093, and Sviatopolk II returned from Tmutarakan to take the throne in Kiev. His claim was questioned by other Rus' princes, especially Oleg Sviatoslavich of Chernigov and the Monomakh faction, as the political center of Kievan Rus' entered a new round of contention.
2. 1093–1095Trubazh River · Kievan Rus'Soon after Sviatopolk's accession, the Cumans raided southward. In 1093 the Rus' coalition was defeated near the Trubazh River, and Sviatopolk himself was captured and released after paying a ransom. The Cuman threat persisted for several years, forcing the princes into temporary alliances.
3. 1097–1099Liubech · Kievan Rus'In 1097 Sviatopolk presided over the Liubech Congress of princes, establishing the principle of 'each holding his own patrimony, not seizing it by force,' which temporarily stabilized Rus' politics. But after the Battle of Polovtsy in 1099 Monomakh's power rose, and the rivalry between Sviatopolk and Monomakh intensified toward the end of the 1090s.