Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal

Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal
Нижегородско-Суздальское княжество
Nizhegorodsko-Suzdalskoye knyazhestvo
1341–1418[1]
of Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal
Coat of arms
  Principality of Nizhny Novgorod c. 1350
CapitalNizhny Novgorod
Common languagesOld East Slavic, Russian
Religion
Russian Orthodoxy
Prince[2] 
• 1341–1355
Konstantin of Suzdal (first)
History 
• Established
1341
• Local dynasty replaced by Muscovite governor[1]
1418[1]
Currencyruble, denga, tenge
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vladimir-Suzdal
Principality of Moscow
Nizhegorodsky Uyezd

The Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal[2] (Russian: Нижегородско-Суздальское княжество), also known as Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod (also spelt Nizhnii),[4] was a principality formed in 1341. Its main towns were Nizhny Novgorod, Suzdal, Gorokhovets, Gorodets, and Kurmysh.[5] Nizhny Novgorod was the seat of the principality from 1350. The prince Dmitry of Suzdal obtained the yarlik (patent) for the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir from khan Nawruz Beg in 1360.[2]

  1. ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 253.
  2. ^ a b c Martin 2007, p. 229.
  3. ^ Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly. 41 (3): 475–504. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053. JSTOR 2600793.
  4. ^ Martin 2007, p. 230.
  5. ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1976), vol. 25, p. 57

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