Duchy of Zaslawye, or Iziaslavl ( be, Княства Заслаўскае') was a minor district of the former
Principality of Polotsk
The Principality of Polotsk ( be, По́лацкае кня́ства, ''Polackaje kniastva''; la, Polocensis Ducatus), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', was a medieval principality of the Early East Slavs. The origin and ...
, which it had split from in the 12th century. It split along with Polotsk, Minsk, Vitebsk, Drutsk and Logozhsk. These fragmented territories were ruled by
Vseslav of Polotsk's many sons and grandsons. Later, there would be a failed attempt to unite the territory.
See also
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List of early East Slavic states
The following is a list of tribes who lived on the territories of contemporary Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. The tribes were later replaced or consolidated by Slavs, starting with the formation of Kievan Rus', including the semi-autonomous prin ...
References
Former duchies
Medieval Belarus
Subdivisions of Kievan Rus'
Former principalities
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