# Vistulans submit to Great Moravia (875)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/875-vistulans-submit-to-great-moravia
Location: Kraków region
Categories: battle

The Life of St Methodius mentions a powerful pagan prince 'in the Vistula', and the Vistulan lands around Kraków probably came under Moravian domination. Within the broader Slavic Tribes period: Slavic tribes settled the region from the sixth century, building fortified gords and tribal territories. Legends of Lech, Krakus and Piast preserve memories of this age, which ended with the rise of the Polans around Gniezno. At this point in the timeline (875), the governing authority was Slavic tribal rulers (Tribal chieftains). Early West Slavic tribes such as the Polans, Vistulans, Masovians, Silesians, Lendians and Pomeranians were led by local chiefs and elders before the Piast state united most of them. Vistulans submit to Great Moravia mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Vistulans submit to Great Moravia mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Piast the Wheelwright](https://poland-history.com/rulers/piast-the-wheelwright)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Vistulans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistulans)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Vistulans submit to Great Moravia](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Vistulans+submit+to+Great+Moravia)
- [Wikipedia — Polish tribes (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_tribes)