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<p>The <b>Principality of Polotsk</b> (obsolete spelling: Polock; ; ), also known as the <b>Duchy of Polotsk</b> or <b>Polotskian Rus</b>', was a medieval principality. The origin and date of the establishment of the state are uncertain. Chronicles of <a href="page.php?w=Kievan_Rus%27">Kievan Rus'</a> mention Polotsk being conquered by <a href="page.php?w=Vladimir_the_Great">Vladimir the Great</a>, and thereafter it became associated with Kievan Rus' and its ruling <a href="page.php?w=Rurikids">Rurikids</a>.</p>

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