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cursor over a box to see if it is linked to a brief description of the
individual. Then all the individual biographies are linked directly with
father and sons so one may move from Rurik to Nicholas II. Izyaslav Yaroslavich
ruled Turov before becoming Prince of Kyiv. His descendents continued to
control the Turov region when they were not princes of Kyiv. But the entire
region fell to Lithuania in the 14th century.
The Turov principality was linked to Pinsk and had udels derived from it at
Slutsk and Klyetsk. The Turov-Pinsk land was northeast of Volynia and west of
Polotsk. It was noted from the 9th century in the basin of the middle and lower
course of the Pripyat river and its tributaries. The western border was with
the Yatvyagian tribes and the north with Polotsk principality. On the east the
border went along the Dniper. In addition to Turov there were larger towns at
Pinsk, Klyetsk, Slutsk and Mozir. Prince Oleg at Kyiv attempted to bring the
Turov-Pinsk lands under Rus control. The area had strategic importance since it
bordered on Poland and the Baltic tribal (later Tetonic knight) lands and was a
gateway for trade routes between the Dniper and Vistula. At the beginning of
the 11th century Turov-Pinsk lands first came came under the rule of Svyatopolk
Okayanni (accursed), who held Kyiv until unseated by Yaroslav. It was later
given to Yaroslav's son, Izyaslav I and then to his son, Svyatopolk II. (shown
here). At the end of the 11th century Turov-Pinsk land obtained its own
bishopric. Always keeping in mind that Turov was a vital frontier post of the
Rus lands, the princes at Kyiv tried to keep this region under their control,
usually through a son or close relative. In the middle 12th century it became
separate from Kyiv. In 1132 it briefly fell to control of the Minsk prince and
in 1157 under prince Yuri Yaroslavich (shown above) the land was totally
separated from Kyiv. With his sons the Turov-Pinsk land was then divided into
several principalities at Turov, Pinsk and others and finally lost its
preeminent importance.
Turov principality - its capital was Turov. The town is mentioned in the Tale
of ancient times under the year 980. In 1240 the town and principality were
sacked by the Tatars. Then the region was an center of fighting between
princes. At one point even Yuri Dolgoruki put his son, Boris, in the town to
control it. In the 14th century under Lithuanian prince Gedimin Turov was
incorporated into his domain. Then in the 16th century it went to Poland.
Pinsk principality - capital at Pinsk. When Pinsk was founded is not known. It
was mentioned first in the Lavrentii chronicle under 1097. As an independent
principality it began in the second half of the 12th century. For a short time
it also was under control of Minsk. After the destruction of Turov in 1240
Pinsk, escaping the conflagration, became one of the more important local
centers. Around 1318 the town was taken by Gedimin and placed under control of
his son Narimun, but was actually now a part of Lithuania. In 1471 Pinsk left
the Kyiv principality. In 1521 by the will of prince Fedor Ivanovich Gorodetski
it went to the Polish king, Sigismund.
Slutsk udel - It was furst mentioned in the Ipat'yevski chronicle under 1116
when it was burned by the Minsk prince Gleb during a war with Vladimir
Monomakh. As an independent udel, Slutsk, with its dependencies was created in
the 1190's from the rest of the Turov-Pinsk lands. It was a small principality
in the basin of the Slutch liver and soon came under the influence of the more
powerful Galich princes. In 1326 Slutsk fell to the Lithuanians. At the
beginning of the 17th century it had princes of the Vladimir line, the
descendents of grand prince Ol'gered of Lithuania. In 1582 it was divided
amongst three of the Olyel'kovichi. In 1612 it went from Lithuanian prince Yan
Radzivil.
Klyetsk udel - The town was first mentioned in the Ipat'yevski chronicle for
1128. As an independent udel Klyetsk and surrounding lands was divided from
Turov in the12th century. It changed hands many times and the nfall to
theGalich-Vol'nia principality.
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