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jan 1, 988 - Institution of the Varangian Guard

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After requesting aid from Vladimir I of Kiev in exchange for marriage to his sister, Anna, Vladimir accepts and Basil II receives 6,000 men from the Kievan Prince, formally establishing the elite guard as part of the Byzantine military.

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jan 1, 988
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