Principality of Turov and Pinsk


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Principality of Turov
The Principality of Turov, also called Duchy of Turov and Pinsk (, ) by East Slavic scholars, was a medieval principality and important subdivision of Kievan Rus since the 10th century on the territory of modern southern Belarus and northern Ukraine. Princes of Turov often served as the Grand Princes of Rus early in 10th-11th centuries. The principality's capital was Turov (now called Turau) and other important cities were PinskMazyrSlutskLutskBerestia, and Volodymyr.

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