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Kurya (khan)

Kurya ( Ukrainian: Куря, Pecheneg: Kürä) was the name of a Pecheneg prince and khan who allied with Svyatoslav I of Kiev in his campaigns in the Balkans. Later, after Svyatoslav's defeat by the Byzantine Empire, Kurya ambushed and killed the Kievan king at Khortitsa. According to the Chronicle of Bygone Years, Kurya had Svyatoslav's skull made into a goblet (a known practice in Eurasian nomadic cultures for brave foes), and gilded. Dates of his rule are unknown, but he was no longer khan somewhere around 988 CE, being succeeded by Metiga. It is also possible that he was the leader of the Pechenegs in the 968 siege of Kiev, but since a starting date is unknown, it is almost impossible to tell (and it could have been any of several other Pecheneg princes). Kurya appears as a villain in the 2006 animated film Prince Vladimir.

Kurya

Kurya may refer to:

  • Kurya (khan), Pecheneg khan
  • Kurya people, an ethnic group living in Mwanza, Tanzania
  • Kurya (rural locality), several rural localities in Russia

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Kurya (rural locality)

Kurya is the name of several rural localities in Russia:

  • Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, a selo in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai
  • Kurya, Kytmanovsky District, Altai Krai, a selo in Kytmanovsky Selsoviet of Kytmanovsky District of Altai Krai
  • Kurya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Moshinsky Selsoviet of Nyandomsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast
  • Kurya, Kemerovo Oblast, a settlement in Kuzedeyevskaya Rural Territory of Novokuznetsky District of Kemerovo Oblast
  • Kurya, Sverdlovsk Oblast, a village in Shalinsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast
  • Kurya, Tyumen Oblast, a settlement in Suprinsky Rural Okrug of Vagaysky District of Tyumen Oblast
  • Kurya, Udmurt Republic, a selo in Kuryinsky Selsoviet of Krasnogorsky District of the Udmurt Republic
  • Kurya, Sheksninsky District, Vologda Oblast, a village in Churovsky Selsoviet of Sheksninsky District of Vologda Oblast
  • Kurya, Sokolsky District, Vologda Oblast, a village in Vorobyevsky Selsoviet of Sokolsky District of Vologda Oblast