Prince Gleb Vladimirovich of Ryazan (died 1219) was a 13th-century nobleman of Kievan Rus'. He is remembered in history as an instigator of a civil war in the Principality of Ryazan. In a bid for the throne, in 1217 he lured his brothers to a feast at Isad and executed them all, using Cuman mercenaries. Ousted by popular revolt, he was exiled to the Wild Fields and spent his old days with the Cumans.
He is a minor antagonist (and a Tatar-collaborator) during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' in the historical novel Batu-Khan of Soviet author V. Jan.
References
- Lavrik, Andrij. Istorija starog vremena i druga dela staroruske književnosti. Beograd : Dereta, 2009. ISBN 978-86-7346-705-4.
- Lavrik, Andrij. "Priča o tome kako je Batij razorio Rjazanj".
- "History of Ryazan". Rusmania.com. Rusmania LLC. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- I︠A︡n, V. (1993). Do poslednjeg mora : istorijski roman. Beograd: Srpska književna zadruga. ISBN 8637903940. OCLC 32322549.
- Grigorjevič., Jan, Vasilij (1991). Batu-kan: istorijski roman. Lobačev, Đorđe., BIGZ). Beograd: Prosveta. ISBN 8607005944. OCLC 438360055.
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