Kingdom of Poland (Piast)

Kingdom of Poland (Piast) was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1025 to 1370 CE, about 345 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

The Piast realm split into duchies after 1138 and suffered the Mongol raid of 1241. Wladyslaw the Elbow-high reunited it in 1320, and his son Casimir the Great rebuilt it in stone.

See Kingdom of Poland (Piast) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1025 to 1370 CE

Duration

345 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Krakow

Came from

• Duchy of Poland c. 960 to 1025 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Poland (Jagiellonian) 1386 to 1569 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1054 East-West Schism
• 1066 Norman conquest of England
• 1095 First Crusade proclaimed
• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta
• 1240 Mongols sack Kiev
• 1347 Black Death reaches Europe

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia

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