Siemomysł

10th-century duke of the Polans

Siemomysł - (about 900~ to 950~) leader of Polan tribe, duke of Poland, father of Mieszko I.

How we know about him

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In the Gallus Anonymous Chronicle we can read about him as a Duke of Polans before Mieszko I. He is also mentioned in many other chronicles.

What we know about him

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We do not know a lot about him. Perhaps he caused the wkrzanie uprising in Germany. He centralized the country a lot, beacause before baptism of Poland, this country was quite centralized as a Pagan country. He probably also conquered Goplans and Mazovians.

Sources

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http://www.staropolska.pl/ang/middleages/Sec_prose/Gall.php3