Realm · 880–881
Rus'
Rus' appears on the map from 880 to 881. At its greatest recorded extent, in 880, it covered about 485,847 km².
One of the realms of Kievan Rus'. Kievan Rus grew from settlements of Scandinavian traders and warriors, known as the Rus or Varangians, along the river routes linking the Baltic to the Black Sea and Byzantium. According to the Primary Chronicle, Oleg of Novgorod seized Kyiv in 882 and made it his capital, ruling over East Slavic, Finnic and Baltic peoples.
- On the map
- 880–881
- Greatest extent
- 880, about 485,847 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Rus · Wikidata Q1108445
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 880–881 | 485,847 km² |
Related
- Kievan Rus' empire