The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146-1246 Book

	List of figures
	List of maps
	List of genealogical tables
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Chronological table of events
	Glossary
	Abbreviations
	Introduction	1
1	The third generation continued: 1146-1164	14
	Igor fails in Kiev	14
	Svyatoslav Ol'govich fights for survival	26
	Svyatoslav flees to the Vyatichi lands	34
	Bishop Onufry champions Klim Smolyatich	39
	Svyatoslav recovers the Vyatichi lands	41
	The Davidovichi plot treachery	43
	Igor's death	45
	Svyatoslav reclaims the Posem'e	48
	The princes of Chernigov and Izyaslav of Kiev reconciled	52
	The Ol'govichi help Yury capture Kiev	55
	Svyatoslav translates Igor's body to Chernigov	59
	Vladimir Davidovich falls in battle	62
	Izyaslav Davidovich in Chernigov	66
	Svyatoslav Ol'govich maintains ties with Polotsk	69
	The razing of Gorodets and Yury's revenge	70
	Monomashichi, Mstislavichi, Davidovichi in Kiev	72
	The princes of Chernigov and the church	78
	Junior Ol'govichi and Davidovichi rebel	79
	Yury's death	81
	Izyaslav Davidovich in Kiev	82
	Svyatoslav Ol'govich intervenes in Polotsk	85
	Izyaslav loses Kiev	86
	Metropolitan Konstantin's death in Chernigov	90
	Izyaslav the fugitive	91
	Izyaslav's intrigue	96
	Izyaslav dies fighting for Kiev	97
	Svyatoslav Ol'govich as senior prince	101
	Svyatoslav's death	103
	Rivalry for succession to Chernigov	105
2	The fourth generation: 1164-1201	108
	Births, marriages, and deaths	108
	Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich faces two problems	110
	The Mstislavichi fight for Kiev	112
	An All-Rus campaign against the Polovtsy	114
	The princes of Rus sack Kiev	115
	The aftermath	119
	Igor's first victory against the Polovtsy	122
	Svyatoslav builds a church and harbors a fugitive	124
	Svyatoslav makes a bid for Kiev	125
	Svyatoslav declines the offer to rule Kiev	128
	Rivalry for succession in Suzdalia	130
	Oleg challenges Svyatoslav for domains	131
	Svyatoslav: kingmaker in Suzdalia	134
	Svyatoslav captures Kiev	135
	Svyatoslav fortifies his friendship with the princes of Suzdalia and Smolensk	137
	Marriages, deaths, and alliances	139
	Svyatoslav antagonizes his allies over Novgorod, Ryazan, and Kiev	144
	Svyatoslav attacks Suzdalia	147
	Svyatoslav in Novgorod	148
	Svyatoslav: co-ruler with Ryurik	150
	Svyatoslav and Vsevolod reconciled	152
	Church and dynastic affairs	153
	Svyatoslav sends Igor in pursuit of the Polovtsy	156
	Igor and Yaroslav boycott Svyatoslav's campaign	158
	Igor conducts a separate raid	161
	Khan Konchak attacks Rus	162
	Igor's defeat at the Kayala	163
	Domestic affairs	181
	Bishop Profiry's perfidy	184
	Three princely deaths	185
	The Polovtsy renew their incursions	187
	Marriage alliances and family ties	189
	Rivalry for Galich	191
	Vsevolod of Suzdalia defends Vladimir Yaroslavich in Galich	193
	The first intra-dynastic marriage in the dynasty	195
	The Khan Kuntuvdey affair	196
	Svyatoslav's disagreement with Ryurik	197
	The Ol'govichi renew their raids on the Polovtsy	200
	The Duumvirs fail to negotiate peace with the nomads	202
	Svyatoslav's death	205
	Vsevolod challenges Ryurik's allocation of towns	212
	The Monomashichi make an unreasonable demand on Yaroslav	214
	The Ol'govichi attack Vitebsk	217
	The death of Vsevolod "Fierce Aurochs"	221
	Yaroslav's agreements with Vsevolod, Novgorod, and Ryazan	223
	The Ol'govichi in Novgorod	228
	Important political and ecclesiastical developments	230
	Yaroslav's death	231
	Igor as senior prince	232
	Igor's death	237
3	The fifth generation: 1201-1223	241
	The reign of Oleg Svyatoslavich in Chernigov	241
	Vsevolod Chermnyy forms a pact with Mstislav of Smolensk	249
	Vsevolod Chermnyy and Ryurik fail to capture Galich	251
	The Igorevichi occupy Galich	253
	Vsevolod Chermnyy evicts Ryurik from Kiev	255
	Rivalries for Kiev and Vladimir in Volyn	257
	Vsevolod Chermnyy loses Kiev the second time	260
	Rivalries for Galich	263
	Vsevolod Chermnyy consolidates his rule in Kiev	267
	The hangings	270
	Vsevolod Chermnyy's revenge and death	276
	An evaluation of Vsevolod's reign	280
	A time of temporizing	287
	Mstislav Svyatoslavich as senior prince	291
	The Kalka battle	293
4	The sixth generation: 1223-1246	299
	Mikhail becomes Yury's agent in Novgorod	300
	Dynastic crisis and marriage alliances	302
	Mikhail and Vladimir of Kiev at odds with Daniil of Volyn	306
	Mikhail returns to Novgorod as its prince	310
	Mikhail antagonizes Yaroslav over Novgorod	315
	The snem of 1231 and Mikhail's attack on Kiev	320
	Mikhail relinquishes Novgorod to Yaroslav	324
	Mikhail captures Kiev	326
	Mikhail's rule in Galich	332
	Mikhail returns to Kiev	337
	Mikhail's son Rostislav loses Galich	341
	The Tatars invade Ryazan and Suzdalia	342
	Mikhail seeks sanctuary in Kamenets	347
	The Tatars raze Chernigov	349
	Mikhail's odyssey	353
	The fall of Kiev and the aftermath	356
	Rostislav fights for control of Galicia	360
	Rostislav deserts his father	364
	Baty makes all princes of Rus submit to him	366
	Mikhail's death	368
	Mikhail's family	374
	Descendants of other families	380
	Conclusion	384
	Genealogical tables	393
	Select bibliography	399
	Index	415