Kievan Rus military forces

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Kievan Rus military forces were the medieval armed forces of the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus, composed mainly of princely retinues and levied warriors who conducted campaigns and defended its territories from the 9th to the 13th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
medieval military forces
commandedBy Grand Prince of Kiev
boyar commanders
regional princes
endTime 13th century
foughtAgainst Byzantine Empire
Cumans
Hungary
Khazars
linked to: Khazar Khaganate

Lithuanian tribes
Mongol invaders
Pechenegs
Polish state
Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order

Volga Bulgars
linked to: Bulgars
hadDoctrine combination of cavalry and infantry operations
hasComponent archers
cavalry
city militia
druzhina
infantry
levied warriors
militia
princely retinue
river flotillas
rural levies
siege troops
influenced later Russian military traditions
military organization of East Slavic principalities
influencedBy Byzantine military practices
Varangian military traditions
operatedIn East Slavic lands
linked to: East Slavs

Eastern Europe
organizedAround personal loyalty to the prince
partOf Kievan Rus
linked to: Kyivan Rus
recruitedFrom Varangian mercenaries
free peasants
nobility
townspeople
startTime 9th century
usedBy Kievan Rus nobility
linked to: Boyar

princes of Kievan Rus
usedFor defense against neighboring states
defense against steppe nomads
dynastic warfare
offensive campaigns
raiding
territorial defense
tribute collection
usedTactic ambushes
cavalry charges
riverine warfare
siege warfare
usedWeapon axe
bow and arrow
mail armor
shield
spear
sword

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Muscovite army precededBy Kievan Rus military forces
Battle of the Ice involves Novgorod militia
linked to: Kievan Rus military forces
Battle of Lake Peipus involvedMilitaryUnitType Novgorod infantry
linked to: Kievan Rus military forces