Rulers
Yaroslav the Wise
Kyiv; previously Novgorod
Show on the timeline- Lifespan
- c. 978; the date is debated — 1054
- Reign
- 1016–1018 and 1019–1054
He secured Kyiv after the struggle with Sviatopolk. In 1026–1036, he shared power over the main lands of Rus' with his brother Mstislav; his era saw legal and cultural development and European dynastic marriages.
- Dynasty
- Rurikids
- Centre of power
- Kyiv; previously Novgorod
- Interruptions
- His rule in Kyiv was interrupted in 1018
- Coexisting centres
- Mstislav ruled from Chernigov; Polotsk retained a distinct position
- Date display
- The start and end of the overall card mark the limits of the period. Separate segments show periods of rule; intervals are rounded to calendar years.