Alexander Nevsky
1221 CE–1263 CE · Vladimir
Alexander Nevsky (1221–1263) was Prince of Novgorod and later Grand Prince of Vladimir during the period of Mongol domination over the Rus lands. He won celebrated victories over Swedish forces at the Neva River in 1240 (from which his by-name derives) and over the Teutonic Knights on the frozen Lake Peipus in 1242. Judging military resistance to the Mongol Golden Horde futile, he chose accommodation and cooperation with the Horde, which spared his lands from further devastation. He is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church and remains a prominent figure in Russian national memory.
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- Dunama II Dibalemi (Mai Dunama Dabbalemi)· –1259 CE
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