Sviatoslav I of Kyiv

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Duke_of_Savoy
gptkbp:alliance Alliance with the Byzantines
Alliance with the Pechenegs
gptkbp:birth_year c. 942
gptkbp:burial_place Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kyiv
gptkbp:children gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
gptkb:Yaropolk_I_of_Kyiv
Oleg of Kyiv
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Otto_I_of_Germany
gptkb:Mieszko_I_of_Poland
Basil II of Byzantium
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayal in literature and folklore
gptkbp:death_year 972
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Relations with the Byzantine Empire
Relations with the Khazars
Relations with the Pechenegs
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Rurik_dynasty
gptkbp:ethnicity East Slavic
gptkbp:father Igor of Kyiv
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance Expansion of trade routes
Legacy in Ukrainian history
Influence on Eastern European history
Role in the Christianization of Kievan Rus
Influence on the development of Russian statehood
Influence on the formation of national identity in Ukraine and Russia
Key figure in the establishment of Kievan Rus as a power
Cultural hero in Ukrainian and Russian folklore
Military leader during the rise of Kievan Rus
Military tactics studied in later periods
Symbol of East Slavic unity
Conflict with the Byzantine Empire over control of trade routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sviatoslav I of Kyiv
gptkbp:known_for Military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire
Expansion of Kievan Rus territory
gptkbp:legacy Influence on the formation of Kievan Rus
gptkbp:military_strategy Conquest of the Volga Bulgars
Raids into the Balkans
gptkbp:mother Olga of Kyiv
gptkbp:notable_battle Battle of the Varangians
Battle of Dorystolon
gptkbp:predecessor Igor of Kyiv
gptkbp:reign 945-972
gptkbp:religion gptkb:shamanism
gptkbp:spouse Malusha
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yaropolk_I_of_Kyiv
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Savoy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Volodymyr_the_Great
gptkb:Duke_of_Savoy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5