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Update 4
Year was 1130. The Second Muslim War had ended two years ago, and Pereyaslavl was stable again. Bryachislav Rurikovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl, had dreamed all his life of being the King of Rus. Suddenly he realised, that he was able to make himself the King of Rus. Only things needed were couple of more Russian provinces, so no other principality could argue against Bryachislav being crowned as the King of Rus.
First, Bryachislav set his eyes on Pronsk. It had suffered massive defeats against Emirate of Turkmen, and Pereyaslavl and Byzantium had conquered provinces that were previously Pronsk's. Now, Pronsk owned directly only one province, but had several vassals. That was a great thing for Bryachislav; he could just march to Pronsk and force them to recognize him as the rightful Count of Pronsk and Prince of Pronsk.
Bryachislav soon mobilized regiments from Smolensk, Suzdal and Rostov, declared war at Pronsk and marched his troops to Pronsk. A small battle was fought against regiment of Pronsk, but they lost the battle really fast. Just two months after declaration of war, Pronsk surrendered. Now Bryachislav was also Count of Pronsk and Prince of Pronsk.
Conquering Pronsk(and some of its vassals, as they joined Pereyaslavl) wasn't enough for Bryachislav. He needed more provinces to declare himself as the King of Rus. Next target was Kiev, as it was easier to beat compared to Novgorod. But because Bryachislav and previous rulers of Pereyaslavl liked fighting wars, other nations were becoming aggressive towards Pereyaslavl(aka my BB was rising through the roof). That's why Bryachislav didn't march to Kiev immediately after conquering Pronsk. Luckily, in 1134, Kiev declared war on Pereyaslavl's ally, Principality of Polotsk. That gave Bryachislav a good reason to conquer Kiev and Lyubech, two provinces owned by Kiev. Those were conquered very quickly, but unfortunately in the Battle of Kiev, Bryachislav got severely wounded. He had to return to Smolensk, but Igor, count of Chernigov, finished the job for him. Kiev and Lyubech were given to Pereyaslavl in peace negotiations.
Now everything was ready for Bryachislav's crowning.
Well, almost everything.
Such a remarkable occasion as crowning of the first King of Rus must be celebrated properly. That is why Bryachislav started saving until he had enough money to throw a massive celebration in honour of the foundation of Kingdom of Rus. In August 5th 1136, Bryachislav was crowned as the first King of Rus.
Picture of Bryachislav's crowning celebration
Two days after Bryachislav's crowning, Novgorod pledged allegiance to Rus, and thus became a vassal of Bryachislav. Unfortunately, Bryachislav couldn't enjoy being the King of Rus more than 4 years.
1140, Bryachislav died.
He got ill from the wounds he got in war, just like his uncle Sviatopolk. He died, thanks to illness, just like his uncle Sviatopolk. Bryachislav's son, Nikita Rurikovich, was crowned as the new King of Rus. Hopefully his reign will be much longer than Bryachislav's...
Update 4
Year was 1130. The Second Muslim War had ended two years ago, and Pereyaslavl was stable again. Bryachislav Rurikovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl, had dreamed all his life of being the King of Rus. Suddenly he realised, that he was able to make himself the King of Rus. Only things needed were couple of more Russian provinces, so no other principality could argue against Bryachislav being crowned as the King of Rus.
First, Bryachislav set his eyes on Pronsk. It had suffered massive defeats against Emirate of Turkmen, and Pereyaslavl and Byzantium had conquered provinces that were previously Pronsk's. Now, Pronsk owned directly only one province, but had several vassals. That was a great thing for Bryachislav; he could just march to Pronsk and force them to recognize him as the rightful Count of Pronsk and Prince of Pronsk.
Bryachislav soon mobilized regiments from Smolensk, Suzdal and Rostov, declared war at Pronsk and marched his troops to Pronsk. A small battle was fought against regiment of Pronsk, but they lost the battle really fast. Just two months after declaration of war, Pronsk surrendered. Now Bryachislav was also Count of Pronsk and Prince of Pronsk.
Conquering Pronsk(and some of its vassals, as they joined Pereyaslavl) wasn't enough for Bryachislav. He needed more provinces to declare himself as the King of Rus. Next target was Kiev, as it was easier to beat compared to Novgorod. But because Bryachislav and previous rulers of Pereyaslavl liked fighting wars, other nations were becoming aggressive towards Pereyaslavl(aka my BB was rising through the roof). That's why Bryachislav didn't march to Kiev immediately after conquering Pronsk. Luckily, in 1134, Kiev declared war on Pereyaslavl's ally, Principality of Polotsk. That gave Bryachislav a good reason to conquer Kiev and Lyubech, two provinces owned by Kiev. Those were conquered very quickly, but unfortunately in the Battle of Kiev, Bryachislav got severely wounded. He had to return to Smolensk, but Igor, count of Chernigov, finished the job for him. Kiev and Lyubech were given to Pereyaslavl in peace negotiations.
Now everything was ready for Bryachislav's crowning.
Well, almost everything.
Such a remarkable occasion as crowning of the first King of Rus must be celebrated properly. That is why Bryachislav started saving until he had enough money to throw a massive celebration in honour of the foundation of Kingdom of Rus. In August 5th 1136, Bryachislav was crowned as the first King of Rus.
Picture of Bryachislav's crowning celebration
Two days after Bryachislav's crowning, Novgorod pledged allegiance to Rus, and thus became a vassal of Bryachislav. Unfortunately, Bryachislav couldn't enjoy being the King of Rus more than 4 years.
1140, Bryachislav died.
He got ill from the wounds he got in war, just like his uncle Sviatopolk. He died, thanks to illness, just like his uncle Sviatopolk. Bryachislav's son, Nikita Rurikovich, was crowned as the new King of Rus. Hopefully his reign will be much longer than Bryachislav's...
