Yan Vyshatich
Russian knight
About Yan Vyshatich
Lived 1016 – 1106 (aged 89–90).
Yan Vyshatich meets tribesmen. Painting by Sergey Ivanov, 1912
Yan Vyshatich ( – 24 June 1106) was a nobleman who served as the military commander (tysyatsky) of Kiev. The last known representative of the Dobrynya dynasty, Yan Vyshatich was the son of Vyshata and a grandson of Ostromir.
Historical clues about Yan's career are scarce. In the 1070s, Yan Vyshatich collected tribute for Sviatoslav II near Beloozero and suppressed an uprising of smerds there. He took part in military campaigns against the Polovtsy and internecine wars. Yan Vyshatich's tales of his and his ancestors' campaigns were Nestor's major source in compiling the Primary Chronicle.
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Who was Yan Vyshatich?
Russian knight
When was Yan Vyshatich born?
Yan Vyshatich was born in 1016.
When did Yan Vyshatich die?
Yan Vyshatich died on 24 June 1106.
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