The Cumans defeat the armies of the…

1068 CE

The Cumans defeat the armies of the three sons of Yaroslav the Wise—Iziaslav Yaroslavych, Sviatoslav II Yaroslavych, and Vsevolod Yaroslavych—in 1068 at the Alta River.

After the Cuman victory, they will repeatedly invade Ukraine, devastating the land and taking captives, who had become either enslaved to the Cumans or are sold at markets in the south.

The most vulnerable regions are the principalities of Pereiasla, …

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Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij > Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Kyyivs'ka Oblast Ukraine View →

People
Iziaslav I of Kiev View → Sviatoslav II of Kiev View → Vseslav of Polotsk View → Vsevolod I of Kiev View →

Groups
Slavs, East View → Oghuz Turks View → Tmutarakan 'Rus, Principality of View → Pechenegs, or Patzinaks View → Rus' people View → Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of View → Chernigov (Chernihiv), Principality of View → Pereslavl, Principality of View → Cuman people, or Western Kipchaks, also called Polovtsy, Polovtsians) View → Hungary, Kingdom of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Doukid dynasty View →

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Kiev uprising of 1068 View → Alta River, Battle of View →

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Weapons View → Slaves View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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