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Novgorod: History, Former Names & Timeline

A merchant republic on the Volkhov and the Hanseatic League's great eastern trading post.

Map showing Novgorod in 1100Novgorod
Border map for 1100. See Europe in 1100.

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Former names of Novgorod

FromNameNote
AD 859Novgorod

Timeline of Novgorod

YearEvent
AD 862Legend says Rurik is invited to rule here
1136The Novgorod Republic is established
1478Ivan III annexes Novgorod

Who ruled Novgorod

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–699Unclaimed / no data
700–799Kryvichs
800–899Rus' Khaganate
900–1099Kievan Rus'
1100–1199Kievan Rus'
1200–1299Principality of Novgorod
1300–1491Novgorod
1492–1599Grand Duchy of Moscow
1600–1782Tsardom of Muscovy
1783–1919Russian Empire
1920–1929USSR
1930–1937White Russia
1938–1993USSR
1994–todayRussia

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