Principality of Murom

The Principality of Murom (Russian: Муромское княжество), also referred to as the Murom-Ryazan Principality (Russian: Муромо-Рязанское княжество) until the mid-12th century, was a principality with its capital in Murom, now in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. Murom lay in an area that was strongly Finnic and for much of its medieval history, located in the homeland of the Muromians. In 1392, it was incorporated into the Grand Principality of Moscow.

Principality of Murom
Муромское княжество (Russian)
1127–1392
  Principality of Murom c. 1350
StatusPrincipality
Personal union with Ryazan
CapitalMurom
Common languagesRussian
Religion
Russian Orthodoxy
GovernmentMonarchy
Prince 
 1097–1129 (first)
Iaroslav Sviatoslavich
History 
 Established
1127
 Disestablished
1392
Today part ofRussia
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