{"slug": "poznan", "label": "Poznań", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozna%C5%84", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268", "qid": "Q268", "description": "capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship in west-central Poland", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [940, 1956], "span_label": ["940 CE", "1956 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "greater-poland", "label": "Greater Poland", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "mieszko-i", "label": "Mieszko I", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-poland-10251385", "label": "Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "holy-roman-empire", "label": "Holy Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bolesaw-i-the-brave", "label": "Bolesław I the Brave", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "soviet-union", "label": "Soviet Union", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-bohemia", "label": "Duchy of Bohemia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "piast-dynasty", "label": "Piast dynasty", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 940, "year_label": "940 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The tribe of the Polans begins the construction of the following fortified settlements (Giecz, Bnin, Ląd, Gniezno, Poznań, Grzybowo and Ostrów Lednicki) in Greater Poland. The Piast Dynasty under Duke Siemomysł gains control over other groups of Polans along the Upper Vistula, and establishes their rule around Giecz (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341512049#Europe", "title": "940", "revid": 1341512049, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 968, "year_label": "968 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Mieszko I, duke and prince of Poland, constructs Poznań Cathedral within the fortified stronghold (gord) of Poznań. The settlement becomes a bishopric, Mieszko appoints Jordan as the first bishop.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919231#Religion", "title": "968", "revid": 1364919231, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 992, "year_label": "992 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 25", "text": "May 25 – Mieszko I, prince (duke) of the Polans, dies after a reign of more than 30 years at Poznań. He is succeeded by his son Bolesław I the Brave who becomes ruler of Poland. Having inherited the principality (located between the Oder and the Warta rivers), Bolesław forms an alliance with the Holy Roman Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919750#Europe", "title": "992", "revid": 1364919750, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1012, "year_label": "1012 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 9", "text": "June 9 – Unger, bishop of Poznań", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365271481#Deaths", "title": "1012", "revid": 1365271481, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1038, "year_label": "1038 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia invades Poland. He captures and destroys the cities of Gniezno and Poznań.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129769#Europe", "title": "1038", "revid": 1350129769, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1058, "year_label": "1058 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Bolesław II the Generous, eldest son of Casimir I the Restorer, succeeds his father after his death in Poznań and becomes duke of Poland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1269479149#Europe", "title": "1058", "revid": 1269479149, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1633, "year_label": "1633 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Jews of Poznań are granted the privilege of forbidding Christians to enter into their city quarter.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369169348#Date_unknown", "title": "1633", "revid": 1369169348, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1918, "year_label": "1918 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 27", "text": "December 27 – Greater Poland Uprising (1918–19): Poles in Greater Poland (the former Grand Duchy of Posen) rise up against the Germans, ignited by a patriotic speech made in Poznań by pianist and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373520023#December", "title": "1918", "revid": 1373520023, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 28", "text": "June 28 – Poznań 1956 protests: Labour riots in Poznań, Poland, are crushed with heavy loss of life. Soviet troops fire at a crowd protesting high prices, killing 53 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#June", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › June"}}]}