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Sviatoslav defeats the Byzantines?
Sviatoslav I was a very active leader of the Kievan Rus' who led several military campaigns in multiple directions, destroying the Khazar Khaganate and briefly conquering Bulgaria. The latter conquest led to a war with the Byzantine Empire, which finally put an end to his string of victories by...- Vinization
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- byzantine empire byzantine screw eastern roman empire kievan rus middle ages russia russia wank slavic peoples sviatoslav
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Svyatoslav lives
According to Wikipedia, "Fearing that the peace with Svyatoslav would not endure, the Byzantine emperor induced the Pecheneg khan Kurya to kill Svyatoslav before he reached Kiev. This was in line with the policy outlined by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in De Administrando Imperio of...- GauchoBadger
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- kiev kievan kievan rus pechenegs russia survival sviatoslav svyatoslav
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900