Principality of Putivl

The Principality of Putivl was an appanage principality that existed in the XI - XIII centuries during feudal disunity in Russia. The center of the principality was the city of Putivl.

History
In the 11th century the Principality of Chernigov started to be divided into several smaller appanage principalities, among which the Principality of Novgorod-Siversky, founded in 1097. In the 1140s and 1150s the Principality of Novgorod-Siversky separated from the Principality of Chernigov and, by the end of the 12th century, had further been divided into several small principalities such an the Principality of Kursk, the Principality of Putyvl and other cities.

The principality of Putyvl was created in 1164, its first ruler being Prince Igor Svyatoslavich. The principality was then ruled by Igor's successors. In this period the princes of Putivl frequently clashed with the Cumans.

When Batu Khan attacked Eastern Europe in the 1240s, the principality of Putyvl was ravaged, but it continued to exist under Tatar hegemony. In the mid-14th century (1356-1500) it came under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1500 In 1500, Grand Prince Ivan III Vasilyevich incorporated Putivl into the Muscovite state.