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Polity Europe

Kyivan Rus

882 CE – 1240 CE · 358 years

c. 880–1240 East Slavic state in Europe

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How these dates were made

Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.

These are real dates: Kyivan Rus's founding and dissolution are recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. The atlas itself draws the world at 2 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 900 CE to 1000 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.

900 CE 2 snapshots 1000 CE
900 CE1000 CE

Elsewhere in Europe at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Europe

Rila Monastery

927 CE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Holy Roman Empire

962 CE – 1806 CE

Conflict · Europe

Byzantine–Arab Wars

629 CE – 1180 CE

Trade route · Europe

Varangian Trade Route

800 CE – 1100 CE

Landmark · Europe

Westminster Abbey

960 CE – still standing

Polity · Europe

Sweden

Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Europe

Viking Invasions

793 CE – 1066 CE

Trade route · Europe

Viking North Sea Trade

800 CE – 1100 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 882 CE and 1240 CE.

899 CE Magyar Invasions of Europe 927 CE Rila Monastery 942 CE St. Bavo's Cathedral 955 CE Battle of Lechfeld 960 CE Westminster Abbey 963 CE Mount Athos

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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