Gleb Vladimirovich of Ryazan explained

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

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.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Lavrik, Andrij. Istorija starog vremena i druga dela staroruske književnosti. Beograd : Dereta, 2009. 978-86-7346-705-4.
2. Web site: Priča o tome kako je Batij razorio Rjazanj. Lavrik. Andrij.
3. Web site: History of Ryazan. Rusmania.com. Rusmania LLC. 16 January 2018.
4. Book: I︠A︡n, V.. Do poslednjeg mora : istorijski roman. 1993. Srpska književna zadruga. 8637903940. Beograd. 32322549.
5. Book: Grigorjevič., Jan, Vasilij. Batu-kan: istorijski roman. 1991. Prosveta. Lobačev, Đorđe., BIGZ). 8607005944. Beograd. 438360055.