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The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded about 10,000 years ago, [1] [2] but the first written record of the name for the country dates back to 1009 AD. [3] ...
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Archaeologist Laurynas Kurila believes that by the 5th century, the Lithuanians began adopting a war-based societal model found in military democracies. [20] The tribal society was governed following the customary law and was based on a hierarchical structure consisting of four divisions — a duke, soldiers, free peasants (laukininkai) and slaves (šeimynykščiai).
Historical events in Lithuania (14 C, 1 P) H. Historiography of Lithuania (4 C, 4 P) S. Historic sites in Lithuania (5 C) ... Pages in category "History of Lithuania"
This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving Lithuania throughout its history as a kingdom (1251–1263), grand duchy (1236–1251; 1263–1795, although part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1569–1795) and a modern republic (1918–1940; 1990 – present), including as well the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries to recreate Lithuanian statehood.
Interest in Lithuanian history, its cultural origins increases among Polish-speaking intellectuals in Lithuania. Archeological and ethnographic research is conducted in Lithuania. 1835–1841 Lithuanian Pole Theodor Narbutt writes a wide, romantically colored History of Lithuania. Being written in Polish and promoting Polish humanitarian values ...
Lithuanian Historical Studies. 20: 1– 30. doi: 10.30965/25386565-02001002. Dziarnovič, Alieh (2013). "Lithuanian Language in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: between Function and Status". Belarusian Political Science Review. 2. Frost, Robert (2015). The Oxford History of Poland–Lithuania. Vol. I: The Making of the Polish–Lithuanian Union ...
From this point on the history of Lithuania is recorded in chronicles, treaties, and other written documents. In 1219, 21 Lithuanian dukes signed a peace treaty with Galicia–Volhynia. This event is widely accepted as the first proof that the Baltic tribes were uniting and consolidating. [1]