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Prince Igor Svyatoslavich the Brave 1151 - 1201 was a Rus’ prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty). He was prince of Putivl (1164–1180), of Novgorod-Seversk (1180–1198), and of Chernigov (1198–1201 or 1202).
Chronicle evidence reveals that he had an successful military career; he led many campaigns against the Cumans from among which the chronicles report only one defeat. But it was his defeat at the river Kayala (the exact location of which has never been definitively established) that has become immortalized through its literary rendering in “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign.“
Born: 1151
Died: 1201/1202
Gender: Male