Vyshata

Vyshata(Russian:Вышата;died after 1064)^[1]was the son of theposadnikofNovgorod,Ostromir.^[2]He had a son,Yan Vyshatich.

Vyshata was an associate ofVladimir Yaroslavovich,theprince of Novgorod.The authors of thePrimary Chroniclemade use of Yan's tales,^[3]tending to emphasise Vyshata's leadership in theRusso-Byzantine war of 1043at the expense ofIvan Tvorimich,who was most likely the commander-in-chief.^{[citation needed]}After his defeat nearConstantinople,Vyshata was taken prisoner and spent three years in confinement in Byzantium. Having his return, he supportedRostislav Vladimirovich's attempt to capture the principality of Novgorod, and after its failure, fled toTmutarakanwhere Rostislav became a prince. He is known to have had another son by the name of Putiata.^[3]

Vyshata is mentioned as the right-hand man toSadko,in Onega-Novgorodbyliny.^{[citation needed]}

References

^Histoire Russe.University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh. 2005. p. 392.
^Feldbrugge, Ferdinand J. M. (20 October 2017).A History of Russian Law: From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649.BRILL. p. 370.ISBN 978-90-04-35214-8.
^^a ^bЯнин, В.Л., ed. (2007).Великий Новгород. История и культура IX-XVII веков. Энциклопедический словарь(in Russian). Нестор-История. p. 131.ISBN 978-5981872365.