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
Pinsk,
Mazyr,
Slutsk,
Lutsk,
Berestia, and
Volodymyr.