1174–1177 Suzdalian War Of Succession
The Suzdalian war of succession of 1174–1177 was a war of succession in Vladimir-Suzdal (Suzdalia), a complex of principalities in the northeast of Kievan Rus'. The ''casus belli'' was the assassination of prince Andrey Bogolyubsky on 28 June 1174 by his own boyars. Immediately, his surviving step-brothers, son and nephews started fighting amongst themselves about who had the right to succeed him. The conflict would not be resolved until Vsevolod the Big Nest, Vsevolod Yurievich "the Big Nest" had defeated his other brothers and his nephews, and seized power across Suzdalia in 1177. Belligerents Andrey's son Yury Bogolyubsky was dethroned as prince of Novgorod shortly after Andrey's murder. Yury fled to the Caucasus, playing no role in the Suzdalian succession crisis. The two belligerent factions became Andrey's nephews the Rostislavichi, and Andrey's step-brothers the Yurievichi. Rostislavichi Yaropolk Rostislavich and Mstislav the Eyeless, Mstislav Ro ...
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