The town that later became the capital and took the name Ryazan, at the meeting of the Trubezh and the Lybed with the Oka.
Ilovaisky reports a chronicle notice of 1095 for a settlement here and a later tradition that ties its founding to Bishop Arseny, which he finds inconsistent; it was a minor town in 1200 (de.wikipedia estimates about 2,000 people in the early 13th century).
Who holds it
- Name
- not pinned (presumably the senior prince)
- Title
- Ryazan town
- Confidence
- low
Ilovaisky 1858 p. 108; de.wikipedia Fürstentum Rjasan
Lord in 1200
Presumably Roman Glebovich; not pinned.
How things stand that morning
A lesser Ryazan town.
Charter
None: Rus' towns had no charters; the prince's rights and the townsmen's customs governed.
Council
None recorded.
Communities
Not recorded.
Fairs and markets
None recorded.
Militia
None recorded.
Walls and castle
Earth-and-timber fort on the river hill (the later kremlin site).
Trade and crafts
Oka river settlement.
Where the sources disagree
- The founding date: 1095 (a late chronicle notice, used for the modern city's founding date) against a tradition linking it to Bishop Arseny about 1198 (Ilovaisky); neither is secure.
Evidence: Early notices doubtful.
Primary sources for Ryazan
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 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
Sources and studies
- D. I. Ilovaisky, Istoriya Ryazanskogo knyazhestva (Moscow 1858), full text searched on archive.org
- de.wikipedia: F%C3%BCrstentum Rjasan
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.