Principality of Galicia
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The Principality of Galicia was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the city of Halych, which became a major political and cultural center in what is now western Ukraine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principality of Galicia canonical | 4 |
| Principality of Halych | 3 |
| Principality of Galicia–Volhynia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9501231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Principality of Galicia Context triple: [Principality of Volhynia, mergedWith, Principality of Galicia]
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Principality of Volhynia
The Principality of Volhynia was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the Volhynia region (in present-day western Ukraine), which later became part of the powerful Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
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Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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Principality of Nitra
The Principality of Nitra was an early medieval Slavic polity in present-day Slovakia that became a core territory and power base for the later formation of Great Moravia.
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Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia was a medieval East Slavic state in Eastern Europe that emerged from the unification of the principalities of Galicia and Volhynia and played a key role in the political and cultural life of the region between the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Principality of Putyvl
The Principality of Putyvl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Putyvl, historically part of the Kievan Rus' and later associated with the Chernigov lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Principality of Galicia Target entity description: The Principality of Galicia was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the city of Halych, which became a major political and cultural center in what is now western Ukraine.
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Principality of Volhynia
The Principality of Volhynia was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the Volhynia region (in present-day western Ukraine), which later became part of the powerful Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
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B.
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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C.
Principality of Nitra
The Principality of Nitra was an early medieval Slavic polity in present-day Slovakia that became a core territory and power base for the later formation of Great Moravia.
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Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia was a medieval East Slavic state in Eastern Europe that emerged from the unification of the principalities of Galicia and Volhynia and played a key role in the political and cultural life of the region between the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Principality of Putyvl
The Principality of Putyvl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Putyvl, historically part of the Kievan Rus' and later associated with the Chernigov lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| aroseFrom | southwestern lands of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Halychian land ⓘ |
| bordered |
Kingdom of Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish lands ⓘ |
| capital | Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coreCity | Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCenter | Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | East Slavic culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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trade ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| governmentType |
monarchy
ⓘ
principality ⓘ |
| hadRulingDynasty | Rurikid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
development of Ukrainian medieval statehood
ⓘ
formation of later Galician-Volhynian state ⓘ |
| language | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | basin of the Dniester River ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorUrbanCenter | Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLegacy | historical heritage of Ukraine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural development in medieval western Ukraine
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political importance in medieval western Rus' ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kievan Rus' cultural sphere
NERFINISHED
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historical region of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ medieval Rus' principalities ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power in western Rus' ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary rulership ⓘ |
| precededBy | territories of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| religiousInstitution | Orthodox bishopric of Halych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | trade routes between Central Europe and Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf | Rus' principality ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cyrillic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Principality of Galicia Description of subject: The Principality of Galicia was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the city of Halych, which became a major political and cultural center in what is now western Ukraine.
Referenced by (8)
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