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Igor of Kiev

877 - 945

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Igor (Church Slavonic: Игорь; Old Norse: Ingvarr; c. 877 – 945) was Prince of Kiev from 912 to 945. Traditionally, he is considered to be the son of Rurik, who established himself at Novgorod and died in 879 while Igor was an infant. According to the Primary Chronicle, Rurik was succeeded by Oleg, who ruled as regent and was described by the chronicler as being "of his kin". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Igor of Kiev is the 1,312th most popular politician (down from 805th in 2019). (down from 57th in 2019)

Igor of Kiev is most famous for being the founder of the city of Kiev, which is now the capital of Ukraine.

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Among politicians, Igor of Kiev ranks 1,312 out of 19,576Before him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Athaulf, Šuppiluliuma I, Masinissa, Süleyman Demirel, and Constantine IV. After him are Isaac II Angelos, Friedrich Ratzel, Trebonianus Gallus, Milovan Đilas, Wilhelm Frick, and Chongzhen Emperor.

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Among people born in 877, Igor of Kiev ranks 2Before him is Taejo of Goryeo. After him are Eutychius of Alexandria, and Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders. Among people deceased in 945, Igor of Kiev ranks 1After him are Hyejong of Goryeo, Ki no Tsurayuki, Krešimir I of Croatia, and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani.

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