Historian: Mieszko I took over an already existing state in Greater Poland

Archaeological research suggests that Mieszko I did not create the Polish state from scratch, but took over or inherited a small principality that had existed in central Greater Poland for several decades before his rule. A historian challenges the founding myth that Mieszko was the sole creator of Poland. Years of excavations shed new light on the origins of the Polish state.

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