{"slug": "estonians", "label": "Estonians", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonians", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173302", "qid": "Q173302", "description": "Finnic people inhabiting primarily the country of Estonia", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1030, 1917], "span_label": ["1030 CE", "1917 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "saaremaa", "label": "Saaremaa", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "livonian-crusade", "label": "Livonian Crusade", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "livonian-order", "label": "Livonian Order", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "estonia", "label": "Estonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kiev", "label": "Kiev", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "veliky-novgorod", "label": "Veliky Novgorod", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tartu", "label": "Tartu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yaroslav-the-wise", "label": "Yaroslav the Wise", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "russia", "label": "Russia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "grand-duchy-of-lithuania", "label": "Grand Duchy of Lithuania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "livonian-brothers-of-the-sword", "label": "Livonian Brothers of the Sword", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1030, "year_label": "1030 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The first mention is made of Tartu, Estonia, as Grand Prince Yaroslav I (the Wise) of Novgorod and Kiev defeats the Estonians and finds a fort named Yuryev (modern-day Tartu). The Rus' will hold the fortress for 30 or 31 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365590959#Europe", "title": "1030", "revid": 1365590959, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1177, "year_label": "1177 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "During the winter, the Estonians attack Pskov.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1273054652#Date_unknown", "title": "1177", "revid": 1273054652, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1217, "year_label": "1217 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 21", "text": "September 21 – Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword and allied Livs and Letts defeat the Estonian army in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day, and kill their leader Lembitu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488093#Europe", "title": "1217", "revid": 1367488093, "section": "Events › Other events by place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1222, "year_label": "1222 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Livonian Crusade – The Danish fail in their attempt to conquer Saaremaa Island from the Estonians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371224827#Europe", "title": "1222", "revid": 1371224827, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1241, "year_label": "1241 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Livonian Crusade: The Estonian rebellion of 1237 is suppressed on Saaremaa Island, by the Livonian Order.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362486166#Events", "title": "1241", "revid": 1362486166, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1260, "year_label": "1260 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 13", "text": "July 13 – Livonian Crusade: The Baltic Samogitians and Curonians of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Durbe. This leads the Estonians of Saaremaa Island to once again rebel against the Livonian Order.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366894029#Europe", "title": "1260", "revid": 1366894029, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1344, "year_label": "1344 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – The St. George's Night Uprising: The Livonian Order hangs Vesse, the rebel Estonian Elder of Saaremaa Island.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1292555127#January–December", "title": "1344", "revid": 1292555127, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1917, "year_label": "1917 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 8", "text": "April 8 (N.S.) (March 26, O.S.) – In Petrograd, 40,000 ethnic Estonians demand national autonomy within Russia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519608#April", "title": "1917", "revid": 1373519608, "section": "Events › April"}}]}