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Rulers

Mstislav the Great

Kyiv; previously Novgorod

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Lifespan
1076 — 1132
Reign
1125–1132

Son of Vladimir Monomakh and Gytha. After his death, the regional princely centres became more autonomous; 1132 is used as a conventional boundary for the period of political fragmentation.

Dynasty
Rurikids
Centre of power
Kyiv; previously Novgorod
Periodisation
1132 is a convenient dividing point, not the date of an instantaneous collapse of the state

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