Principality of Tmutarakan

Tmutarakan principality - Russian principality that existed in the X - XII centuries on the Taman Peninsula, with its center in Tmutarakan. The territory of the Principality covers the eastern Crimea, Taman Peninsula, and possibly lower the Kuban region. Tmutarakan principality diversity of different ethnic composition. It was inhabited Kasogs, Alans , Russ, Khazars , Greeks , monkeys ( Abazinians ), and Armenians.

History
About the time of the conquest of Kievan Rus' in the sources Tmutarakani svedny not. It is believed that it occurred during the Eastern campaign of Svyatoslav in the 960 th year, either as a result of a campaign of Korsun, Vladimir in 988. Previously, this area was part of the Khazar Khanate, and before that was the core of Bosporus. In 988 / 1 010 - 1 036 years principality was in possession of Mstislav Vladimirovich (died in 1036 ). In 1022 Mstislav won Kasogs, killing them in a duel Prince Rededi. The city was founded by Mstislav Tmutarakani Church of Our Lady, and later, in the establishment of the Diocese of Tmutarakan, who became bishop. In 1024 took place the Battle of foliate, which enshrined the authority Tmutarakan principality. In 1030 Mstislav made ​​a trip to Shirvan. In 1032, in alliance with sarirtsami and Alans - second trip to Shirvan. In 1033 - in conjunction with the Alans - the third, unsuccessful. Since 1054 Tmutarakan principality included in possession of the Chernigov prince Svyatoslav Yaroslav. In the 2nd half of the XI century. in the principality ruled by his sons, Hleb, Roman and Oleg Svyatoslavichy. In the later period, it has been repeatedly spreading to other princes. In the XI century Polovtsian nomads cut Tmutarakan of ancient Russia. In 1083 with the help of the Byzantine fleet in Tmutarakan reigns Oleg Svyatoslavich - the last chronicle Tmutarakan prince. He also named Michael appears as a Byzantine Archon Matarhi, Zihii and all of the Khazars. Last Tmutarakan was mentioned in Russian chronicles in 1094. Later principality was under the sovereignty of Byzantium. According to the testimony of missionaries, the people and the rulers professed Christianity. According to Pletnev SA, in the XII century. Tmutarakani established in Kipchak domination. According to another version, there ruled kasozhskie princes, dynastic ties associated with the Russian [1]. The economy of the principality of all the years of its existence has been the slave trade and the salt produced in the lake Siwash. [ source not specified 343 days ]

Ссылки

 * Тмутараканское княжество
 * ТМУТАРАКАНСКОЕ КНЯЖЕСТВО, ТМУТАРАКАНЬ
 * ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ ТМУТАРАКАНСКОГО КНЯЖЕСТВА И ЕГО ВЗАИМООТНОШЕНИЯ С НАРОДАМИ СЕВЕРНОГО КАВКАЗА ВО ВТОРОЙ ПОЛОВИНЕ X –НАЧАЛЕ XI ВВ.