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History:
Vyaz'ma was a settled community before written records were kept. It is known
that by the 10th century there was a Finno-Ugric tribal population along the
river. Gradually Slavyans entered the area. The first time Vyaz'ma was
mentioned in the chronicles was 1300. At the beginning of the 13th century
Vyaz'ma was part of the Dogorobuzh udel. It was then given as an independent
government to Andrei Vladimirovich Dolgo Ruki, son of the Kievan grand prince
Vladimir Rurikovich. His descendents were killed at the battle of the Kalka
river in 1224.
In 1403 Vyaz'ma was taken by the Lithuanians and brought into that great
principalith. However the Vyaz'ma princes retained the right to control theeir
udel within Lithuania. I n1403 a Muscovite army besieged Vyaz'ma and took it
back into the Moscow principality. The Vyaz'ma princes lost the right to a udel
and became service princes of the Moscow court.
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