Voin, at the old mouth of the Sula into the Dnieper, is the southern gate of the Pereyaslavl land: a fortress with a river harbour at the head of the Sula line, facing the Cumans.
Its site (by the village of Voinska Hreblia) has been excavated; the coordinates here are approximate.
Who holds it
- Title
- Commander for the lord of Pereyaslavl
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The lord of Pereyaslavl (Vsevolod III); commander not named
How things stand that morning
Held for Pereyaslavl.
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.
Council
Commander.
Communities
Rus'.
Fairs and markets
None recorded.
Militia
Garrison.
Walls and castle
Earth-and-timber fortress with a harbour.
Trade and crafts
River harbour on the Dnieper; frontier trade.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Site placed approximately.
Primary sources for Pereyaslavl (Vsevolod III's)
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.