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Leif Erikson
norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
Mieszko I
Duke of Poland
Harald Bluetooth
King of Denmark and Norway
Olaf I of Norway
King of Norway
Yaropolk I of Kiev
Prince of Kiev
Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði
Icelandic lawspeaker
Kuchug
Kuchug was a Pecheneg khan who ruled during the 990s CE. The ''Nikol'sk Chronicle'' relates that Kuchug converted to Christianity around the year 990 (most likely as a result of Vladimir the Great's Christianization). The Chronicle states that Kuchug "served Vladimir with a pure heart". The name of Kuchug means 'little, small' in Turkic. He was preceded as khan by Metiga, and his rule began no earlier than around 988 (but had certainly begun by 991; no exact date can be pinpointed for the beginning of his reign.