First named in 1193 as a hunting lodge of Rurik Rostislavich (en.wikipedia), on the Pripet near its fall into the Dnieper, at the northern edge of the Kiev land towards Turov and Chernigov.
Who holds it
- Name
- Rurik Rostislavich
- Title
- Prince of Kiev
- Since
- 1194
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Rurik Rostislavich (a record of 1193 calls it his hunting lodge)
How things stand that morning
Rurik's.
Charter
No charter: Rus' towns of this age had no written privileges. The prince's governor or steward judges and collects; the townsmen meet in assembly (veche) at need.
Communities
Rus'.
Walls and castle
A hunting lodge, perhaps with a small fort.
Trade and crafts
Hunting, fishing, river traffic.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One record of 1193.
Primary sources for Kiev (Rurik Rostislavich)
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 Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. 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 Tale of Igor's Campaign (about 1187 to 1200 (disputed)). A poem on Igor Sviatoslavich's defeat by the Polovtsians in 1185 that addresses the princes of the day by name: Vsevolod of Vladimir, Rurik and David Rostislavich, Yaroslav of Galich, Roman of Volhynia and the Olgovichi of Chernigov, of whom Igor himself was prince from 1198. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.