Igor of Kiev
877 CE–945 CE · Kiev
Igor of Kiev (c. 877–945) was a prince of Kiev, traditionally regarded as a son of Rurik, who ruled the Rus from about 912. He led military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire, including an unsuccessful naval expedition against Constantinople, and concluded a treaty with the Byzantines in 945. Later that year he was killed by the Drevlians, a subject Slavic tribe, when he tried to extract excessive tribute from them. He was succeeded by his widow Olga, who ruled as regent for their young son Svyatoslav.
Life journeyclick any stop, or use ←/→Trace on the map →
Kiev
We know they were here, but the specifics of what they did at this stop aren’t recorded yet in our corpus.
In Kiev at the same time
The world in their lifetime
Thinkers, teachers, and rulers whose lives overlapped with Igor of Kiev’s — a glimpse of the wider world they lived in. Drawn purely from recorded birth and death years.
Christian world
Islamic world
Jewish world
Hindu world
Rulers world
- Taejo of Goryeo (Wang Geon)· 877 CE–943 CE
- al-Muqtadir· 895 CE–932 CE
- al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah· 893 CE–946 CE
- al-Radi· 909 CE–940 CE
- Abd al-Rahman III· 890 CE–961 CE
- Olga of Kiev· 890 CE–969 CE
- Leo VI the Wise· 866 CE–912 CE
- Nikephoros II Phokas· 912 CE–969 CE
- Otto I the Great· 912 CE–973 CE
- al-Mu'tadid· 854 CE–902 CE
- Oleg of Novgorod (Oleg the Prophet)· –912 CE
- Emperor Taizu of Song (Zhao Kuangyin)· 927 CE–976 CE
- Svyatoslav I of Kiev· 943 CE–972 CE
- Sabuktigin· –997 CE
Works
No works attributed in the corpus yet.