The chronicle names these leading men round 1200.
Boris Zhiroslavich (son of a posadnik Zhiroslav), Ivanko and Foma: envoys of 1196, held by Vsevolod; Boris was freed first, Foma in 1196, Ivanko only with Miroshka in 1197-98. Vnezd Nezdinich, Miroshka's brother, builder of the church of the Holy Image (1191). The family of the late posadnik Zavid (Zavid Neverdich): his widow is abbess of the convent founded on Mikhalitsa in 1199.
The Prokshinichi, grandsons of Malysh: Yakovets Prokshinich, killed in Yugra in 1193; Vyacheslav, who completed the church of the Forty Saints founded in 1199 (see Tysyatsky of Novgorod). Polyuzhaya, daughter of Zhiroshka Gorodshinich, founded the convent of St Euphemia in the Carpenters' end in 1197-98. Kosnyatin and his brother built St Friday on the market in 1191.
The sotsky Mikifor went to Vsevolod in 1196. The boyar companies also run the northern expeditions: the commander Yadrei, killed in Yugra in 1193, with Ivanko Legen and others; in 1194 the survivors killed Sbyshko Volosovich, Zavid Negochevich and Moislav Popovich as traitors. Their estates in the Novgorod land are not recorded for 1200.
Who he is
- Name
- several houses; see summary
- Title
- the boyars of Novgorod (no single head)
- Confidence
- medium
Novgorod chronicle under 6697-6708.
What it holds
- courts, churches and estates in Novgorod and its land (not recorded for 1200)
- shares in the northern fur trade
How it was acquired
Inherited standing.
Allies and rivals
Divided between the Miroshkinichi and the Mikhalkovichi, and between Vsevolod's friends and those who would choose another prince.
How things stand that morning
Governing with the posadnik.
Wealth
Estates, furs and trade; no figures.
Military
Retinues within the town host; companies for the northern expeditions.
Threats
- Faction and the veche's anger (the plundering of the Miroshkinichi in 1207 is later).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Names come from the chronicle; ends and estates are mostly not pinned.
On the map: Not drawn.
Primary sources for Novgorod
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Chronicle of Novgorod (kept year by year; the Synodal manuscript written in the 13th and 14th centuries). Novgorod's own record, kept at St Sophia. Read online
- The Laurentian Chronicle (the Suzdal continuation kept in the late 12th and 13th centuries; manuscript 1377). The court record of Vsevolod III of Vladimir. Read online
- The Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Henry of Livonia (1225 to 1227). The chief source for the Baltic mission. Read online
- The birch-bark letters (11th to 15th centuries). Excavated letters and notes on birch bark, dated by the layer they lie in. Read online
- The law of the Gotlanders; The saga of the Gotlanders (Guta lag about 1220, Guta saga about 1220 to 1275; manuscript of about 1350). The law and the short history of the self-governing island. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.