Principality of Chernigov

State · 1056–1240 CE · at its largest around 1072 CE

Rus' principality east of the Dnieper ruled by the Olgovichi branch of the Rurikids, which fragmented into smaller appanages and was devastated by the Mongols.

On its lands while it lasted

• Chernihiv (c. 1056 CE): Capital of Principality of Chernigov (1056–1240).
• Ryazan (1095 CE): Capital of Principality of Ryazan (1097–1240), Ryazan (1453–1520).
• Moscow (1147 CE): First mentioned in chronicles in 1147 as a meeting place called by Yuri Dolgoruky; Moscow later became the capital of a unified Russia.
• Kasimov (1152 CE): Capital of Qasim Khanate (1453–1551).

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