Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Principality of Minsk
drawn on the map 1111–1249, 1260–1313
Split from Polotsk in the early 12th century under Gleb Vseslavich. Minsk (Mensk) grew from the fortress mentioned in connection with the 1067 Nemiga battle.
- Shown on the map
- 1111–1249, 1260–1313 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 98k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Split from Polotsk in the early 12th century under Gleb Vseslavich. Minsk (Mensk) grew from the fortress mentioned in connection with the 1067 Nemiga battle. It was one of the fragments of the Polotsk inheritance and passed under Lithuanian control in the 14th century.
Common questions
- What was the Principality of Minsk?
- Split from Polotsk in the early 12th century under Gleb Vseslavich. Minsk (Mensk) grew from the fortress mentioned in connection with the 1067 Nemiga battle.
- When is the Principality of Minsk shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Principality of Minsk 1111–1249, 1260–1313, in 2 separate periods. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Principality of Minsk?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Principality of Minsk covered about 98,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Principality of Minsk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Minsk
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