Rurik
?–879 CE · Novgorod
Rurik (died c. 879) was a Varangian (Scandinavian) chieftain who, according to the medieval Primary Chronicle, was invited by feuding Slavic and Finnic tribes to rule and settled at Novgorod around 862. He is regarded by tradition as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty, which would go on to rule the lands of the Rus for some seven centuries. His historical existence rests almost entirely on this single chronicle account and is debated by scholars, so his dates are treated as semi-legendary.
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- al-Mutawakkil· 822 CE–861 CE
- Basil I· 811 CE–886 CE
- Muhammad I· 823 CE–886 CE
- al-Wathiq· 812 CE–847 CE
- al-Mundhir· 842 CE–888 CE
- Abd al-Rahman II· 792 CE–852 CE
- al-Mu'tamid· 842 CE–892 CE
- al-Mu'tasim· 796 CE–842 CE
- Oleg of Novgorod (Oleg the Prophet)· –912 CE
- Jayavarman II· 770 CE–835 CE
- Taejo of Goryeo (Wang Geon)· 877 CE–943 CE
- Igor of Kiev· 877 CE–945 CE
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