Vladimir the Great
958 CE–1015 CE · Kiev
Vladimir the Great became Grand Prince of Kiev around 980, uniting the lands of the Rus' under his rule. Around 988 he adopted Byzantine (Eastern Orthodox) Christianity and oversaw the baptism of Kiev, tying the Rus' to Byzantine faith and culture. He married a Byzantine princess and built churches, spreading the new religion across his realm. His conversion shaped the religious and cultural identity of the East Slavs, and he was later venerated as a saint.
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In Kiev at the same time
Olga of Kiev, Svyatoslav I of Kiev, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Yaroslav the Wise
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- al-Qadir· 947 CE–1031 CE
- Hisham II· 966 CE–1013 CE
- Basil II· 958 CE–1025 CE
- Rajaraja Chola I· 947 CE–1014 CE
- al-Aziz Billah· 955 CE–996 CE
- Mahmud of Ghazni· 971 CE–1030 CE
- Ly Thai To· 974 CE–1028 CE
- Almanzor (al-Mansur ibn Abi Aamir)· 938 CE–1002 CE
- Yaropolk I of Kiev· 958 CE–980 CE
- Rajendra Chola I· 971 CE–1044 CE
- Sabuktigin· –997 CE
- Svyatoslav I of Kiev· 943 CE–972 CE
- Yaroslav the Wise· 978 CE–1054 CE
- al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah· 1005 CE–1036 CE
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