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Rurik

Varangian chieftain
Years: 830 - 879

Rurik or Riurik (meaning "famous ruler"; ca 830 – ca 879) is a Varangian chieftain who gains control of Ladoga in 862, builds the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod, and founds the Rurik Dynasty, which rules Russia until the 17th century.

Regions
East Asia (830 - 879)
Central Asia (830 - 879)
South Asia (830 - 879)
The Near and Middle East (830 - 879)
Southeast Europe (830 - 879)
Central Europe (830 - 879)
North Europe (830 - 879)
Northeastern Eurasia (830 - 879)