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Suzdal, medieval principality that occupied the area between the Oka River and the Upper Volga in northeastern Russia. During the 12th to 14th centuries, Suzdal was under the rule of a branch of the Rurik dynasty. As one of the successor regions to Kiev, the principality achieved great political.
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Vladimir-Suzdal (Russian: ... Little is known about the region until the 1090s, except that the town of Yaroslavl had been founded upon the upper Volga by 1071, ...
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It was created once more in 1256 when Grand Prince Aleksandr Nevsky granted it to his brother Andrey upon making peace with him. The principality included the cities of Nizhny Novgorod and Gorodets. Andrey Yaroslavich became the founder of the Suzdal dynasty of Ryurikids, later known as the Shuiskys.
History. Suzdal in 1912. The town's history dates back to 999 or 1024, and in 1125 Yury Dolgoruky made Suzdal the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal principality. [19] [20] Suzdal served as a capital at the time when Moscow has been described as "still a cluster of cowsheds". [8] .
Vladimir-Suzdal, formally known as the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal or Grand Principality of Vladimir (1157–1331), also as Suzdalia or Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', was one of the major principalities emerging from Kievan Rus' in the late 12th century, centered in Vladimir-on-Klyazma. With time the principality grew into a grand principality divided into several smaller principalities. After ...
Jun 23, 2017 · It was founded in 1207 by Bishop Ioann, who dedicated it to a Byzantine holiday commemorating the discovery of the Robe of the Virgin Mary. The convent was known for one of its first monastics,...
Suzdal was first mentioned in the annals in 1024, but some historians believe it was founded even earlier, in 982 by Prince Vladimir, the baptizer of Rus, who later founded neighboring...
