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'''Kievan Rus''' was an Eastern European sovereign state that existed from around 880 to 1240. Ruled by the [[Rurikids|Rurik dynasty]], it was deemed the common ancestor of [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], and the late [[Belarus]], with the latter two having their names derived from it; at the same time, Kievan Rus''s name was taken from the [[Kyiv|capital of Ukraine]].
+'''Kievan Rus''' was an Eastern European sovereign state that existed from around 880 to 1240. Ruled by the [[Rurikids|Rurik dynasty]], it was deemed the common ancestor of [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], and the late [[Belarus]], with the latter two having their names derived from it; at the same time, the name of Kievan Rus' was taken from the [[Kyiv|capital of Ukraine]].
[[Oleg the Wise]] first united the lands of what would eventually become Kievan Rus', hoping to protect trade from the [[Khazar Khaganate]]. [[Sviatoslav I]] would eventually start a war with them, downloading the first DLC for Kievan Rus' along the way. Eastern Orthodoxy was introduced through [[Vladimir the Great]], while [[Yaroslav the Wise]] ruled Kievan Rus' at its highest territorial extent. However, around that point, the state saw its decline. While the fall of the [[Byzantine Empire]], one of its allies, was pretty big, the [[Mongol Empire]]'s conquest was the final blow. The Rurikids would continue to rule, however, until the death of [[Feodor I of Russia]].
[[Oleg the Wise]] first united the lands of what would eventually become Kievan Rus', hoping to protect trade from the [[Khazar Khaganate]]. [[Sviatoslav I]] would eventually start a war with them, downloading the first DLC for Kievan Rus' along the way. Eastern Orthodoxy was introduced through [[Vladimir the Great]], while [[Yaroslav the Wise]] ruled Kievan Rus' at its highest territorial extent. However, around that point, the state saw its decline. While the fall of the [[Byzantine Empire]], one of its allies, was pretty big, the [[Mongol Empire]]'s conquest was the final blow. The Rurikids would continue to rule, however, until the death of [[Feodor I of Russia]].
[[Category:Countries in the Past World]]
[[Category:Countries in the Past World]]