Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal

The Grand Duchy of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal was an East Slavic principality formed in 1341. Its main towns were Nizhny Novgorod, Suzdal, Gorokhovets, Gorodets, and Kurmysh.[1] Nizhny Novgorod was the seat of the principality from 1350.

Grand Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal

Нижегородско-Суздальское великое княжество
Nizhegorodsko-Suzdalskoye velikoye knyazhestvo
1341–1425
Grand Duchy of Nizhny Novgorod
CapitalNizhny Novgorod
Common languagesold east slavic
Religion
Russian Orthodoxy
Grand Duke 
 1341–1355
Konstantin of Suzdal (first)
boyar 
History 
 Established
1341
1425
Currencyruble, denga
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vladimir-Suzdal
Grand Duchy of Moscow

References

  1. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1976), vol. 25, p. 57


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