Polans
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Polans may refer to two Slavic tribes:
- Polans (eastern)Polans (eastern)The Polans ; also Polianians; were a Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river from Liubech to Rodnia and also down the lower streams of the rivers Ros', Sula, Stuhna, Teteriv, Irpin', Desna and Pripyat...
, in the area of Dnieper river - Polans (western)Polans (western)The Polans were a West Slavic tribe, part of the Lechitic group, inhabiting the Warta river basin of the historic Greater Poland region in the 8th century.During the reign of King Svatopluk I of Great Moravia , who subdued the tribes of the Vistulans and Ślężanie...
, in the area of Warta. The tribe unified most of the lands of present-day Poland under the Piast dynasty.