Dulebes

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Dulebes

The Dulebs (Dulebes), or (more correct) Dulebi ( ) were one of the tribal

Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups ....
unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th (still questionable) and the 10th centuries. Dulebi were among the twelve East Slavic tribes mentioned in the Primary Chronicle

Primary Chronicle

The Primary Chronicle , or Russian Primary Chronicle, is a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, originally compiled in Kiev about 1113....
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Historians are still not sure of the exact location of the native territory of the Dulebi due to sparseness of numerous traces of the Dulebi presence, found by researchers in Central

Central Europe

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and Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe

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The Dulebs (Dulebes), or (more correct) Dulebi ( ) were one of the tribal

Tribe

Primary Chronicle

Central Europe

Eastern Europe

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
somewhere in the vicinity of the Germanic or Bulgarian tribes (see Shambat Brother oh Khan Koubrat) and later settled in different regions. Some medieval sources mention the Dulebs' presence in Western Volhynia

Volhynia

File:Luchesk.JPGVolhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat River and Western Bug, to the north of Galicia and Podolia....
, today's Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, Middle Danube

Danube

The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
, between the Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"....
and the Mursa River etc.

According to the Primary Chronicle

Primary Chronicle

The Primary Chronicle , or Russian Primary Chronicle, is a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, originally compiled in Kiev about 1113....
, Dulebi suffered greatly from the invasion of the Avars

Eurasian Avars

The 'Avars' were a highly organized and powerful Turkic confederation. They were ruled by a khagan, who was surrounded by a tight-knit retinue of nomad warriors, an organization characteristic of Turkic peoples groups....
in the late 6th - early 7th century. In 907, the Dulebian unit took part in Oleg's military campaign

Rus'-Byzantine War (907)

The Rus'-Byzantine War of 907 is associated in the Primary Chronicle with the name of Oleg of Novgorod. The chronicle implies that it was the most successful military operation of the Rus against the Byzantine Empire....
against Czargrad. The Dulebs and their ruler were mentioned in one of the works of an Arab

Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
geographer

Geographer

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Al-Masudi.

It appears that the Dulebi tribal union disintegrated in the 10th century, assimilated

Assimilation (sociology)

The blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. See Cultural assimilation....
with the Volhynians

Volhynians

Volhynians were a tribe or tribal union of early East Slavs. They are mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as well as by the Bavarian Geographer....
and Buzhans

Buzhans

The Buzhans or Buzhane were one of the tribe unions of Early East Slavs. They are mentioned as Buzhane in the Primary Chronicle. It appears that the name of the tribe derives from the Bug River, where they chose to settle down....
and became part of the Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus' , also written as Kyivan Rus', was a medieval state which existed from approximately 880 to the middle of the 12th century. Founded by the Scandinavian traders called "Rus' " and centered in the city of Kiev , Rus' polity is considered an early predecessor of three modern East Slavs nations: Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrai...
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