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The Kievan Rus during the reign of Sviatoslav I of Kiev. Red outline shows Rus territory at Sviatoslav's coronation in c. 962; orange denotes his conquests 962-972. Byzantine territory in purple; probable sites of Khazar successor states in blue.

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Based on Penguin Atlas of Russian History, Puffin, 1995. Conjectural locations of Khazar successor states derived from ibn al-Athir, the Mandgelis Document, and Georgios Kedrenos. Area of conquest described in detail in David Christian's A History of Russia, Mongolia and Central Asia, Vol. 1, Blackwell, 1999.

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