Yaroslav the Wise
978 CE–1054 CE · Kiev
Yaroslav the Wise (c. 978–1054) was Grand Prince of Kiev who, after defeating his half-brother Sviatopolk in a war of succession, ruled the Rus from 1019 until his death. His reign is remembered as a high point of Kievan Rus culture, marked by the compilation of the Russkaya Pravda law code, the construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, and the promotion of learning and church-building. He arranged marriages between his children and several European royal houses, extending the prestige of the Rus. After his death the realm was divided among his sons, beginning a long period of fragmentation.
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- Mahmud of Ghazni· 971 CE–1030 CE
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- al-Qa'im· 1001 CE–1075 CE
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- Hisham II· 966 CE–1013 CE
- al-Qadir· 947 CE–1031 CE
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