Sviatoslav I of Kyiv

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Grand Prince of Kyiv
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Magyars
gptkbp:birthDate c. 942
gptkbp:burialPlace unknown
gptkbp:causeOfDeath ambush by Pechenegs
gptkbp:children gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
gptkb:Oleg_of_the_Drevlians
gptkb:Yaropolk_I_of_Kyiv
gptkbp:deathDate 972
gptkbp:deathPlace near Dnieper Rapids
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Rurik_dynasty
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:First_Bulgarian_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Pechenegs
gptkb:Volga_Bulgars
gptkb:Khazar_Khaganate
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Varangian
East Slavic
gptkbp:father Igor of Kyiv
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Primary_Chronicle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sviatoslav I of Kyiv
gptkbp:knownFor destroying the Khazar Khaganate
campaigns in the Balkans
founding the Sviatoslav dynasty
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_East_Slavic
gptkbp:legacy expansion of Kievan Rus' territory
militarization of Kievan Rus'
inspiration for later rulers
gptkbp:militaryCampaign First Balkan campaign (967–968)
Khazar campaign (965)
Second Balkan campaign (969–972)
gptkbp:mother Olga of Kyiv
gptkbp:nickname the Brave
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dnieper_Rapids
gptkb:Siege_of_Dorostolon
Capture of Pereyaslavets
Capture of Tmutarakan
Death in Pecheneg ambush
Destruction of Sarkel
gptkbp:notableFor military campaigns
expansion of Kievan Rus'
wars against the Bulgars
wars against the Byzantines
wars against the Khazars
gptkbp:predecessor Igor of Kyiv
gptkbp:reign 945–972
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Slavic_paganism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yaropolk_I_of_Kyiv
gptkbp:tactics rapid cavalry raids
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince_of_Novgorod
Grand Prince of Kyiv
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saint_Olga_of_Kyiv
gptkb:Saint_Volodymyr_the_Great
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6