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Principality of Kiev
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For the predecessor state, see Kievan Rus'.
The inner Principality of Kiev[lower-alpha 1] was a medieval principality centered on the city of Kiev.
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Principality of Kiev | |||||||||
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1132–1471 | |||||||||
Left: Coin issued by Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich of Kiev (1388–1392)
Right: Coin of unknown prince with Saint Michael motif, the common figure of various Kievan coins | |||||||||
Attributed arms in the Western heraldry:![]() | |||||||||
![]() Principality of Kiev (light blue) in 1237 | |||||||||
Status | Part of the Grand Principality of Vladimir (1243–1271) Part of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (1271–1301) Vassal of the Golden Horde (1301–1362) Part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1362–1471) | ||||||||
Capital | Kiev | ||||||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1132 | ||||||||
• Destruction of Kiev by Batu Khan | 1240 | ||||||||
• Death of Semen Olelkovich | 1471 | ||||||||
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The principality was formed during the process of political fragmentation of the Kievan Rus' in the early 12th century. As a result of that process, the effective rule of the grand princes of Kiev was gradually reduced to central regions of Kievan Rus' around its capital city Kiev, thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the inner Principality of Kiev. It existed as a polity until the middle of the 14th century, when it was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.