Mindaugas; Mindowe

Japanese: ミンダウガス(英語表記)Mindaugas; Mindowe
Mindaugas; Mindowe
[Birth] Around 12:00
[Died] 1263
King of Lithuania (reigned 1253-63). Polish name Mindowe. Founder of the Lithuanian state. Unified the country in 1236. He fought against the Mongols and annexed vast Russian territories. Converted to Christianity in 1251, and was granted the kingship by the Pope in 1253. In his later years, he fought against the Teutonic Knights, renounced Christianity in 1260, and later died an untimely death in a civil war. He is famous for a long poem by J. Słowacki.

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Japanese:
[生]1200頃
[没]1263
リトアニア王 (在位 1253~63) 。ポーランド名ミンドーウェ。リトアニア国家の創設者。 1236年に国土を統一。さらにモンゴル人と戦って広大なロシア領を併合。 51年キリスト教に改宗,53年ローマ教皇より国王位を授けられた。晩年にドイツ騎士団と戦い,60年キリスト教を捨て,のち内紛によって非業の死をとげた。 J.スウォワツキの長詩によって有名。

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