Principality of Chernigov

The Principality of Chernigov was one of the largest states within Kievan Rus'. For a time the principality was the second most important after Kiev.

Most of the Principality of Chernigov was located on the left bank of the river Dnieper, within the basins of the Desna and Seim rivers. The principality was supposedly populated by mostly Slavic tribes of Siverians and partially by the Dnieper Polans. Later the territory of the principality extended to the lands of Radimichs and partially the Vyatichs and Drehovichs. The capital of the principality was the city of Chernigov. Other important cities were Novgorod-Seversky, Starodub-Seversky, Trubchevsk, Kozelsk, Bryansk, Putivl, Kursk, Karachev, Lubech, Glukhov, Chechersk, Gomel, Belgorod, Vyr, and others. Ownership and influence of the Chernigov Principality reached far to the North and to the South-East .

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