Polans may refer to two Slavic tribes:
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Polans (eastern)
The Polans or Polians (; ; ; ), also known as Polanians, Polianians, and Eastern Polans, were an East Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river from Liubech to Rodnia and also down th ...
, an East Slavic tribe which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river from the 6th to the 9th century
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Polans (western)
The Polans ( Polish: ''Polanie''; Latin: ''Polani'', ''Polanos''), also known as Polanians or Western Polans ( Polish: ''Polanie Zachodni''; Latin: ''Polani Occidentis''), were a West Slavic and Lechitic tribe who inhabited the Warta River b ...
, a West Slavic tribe in the area of Warta, which unified most of the lands of present-day Poland under the Piast dynasty
See also
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Polan (disambiguation)
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Opolans
Opolans (; ; ; ) were the West Slavs, West Slavic tribe that lived in the region of upper Odra (Poland), Odra. Their main settlement (Gord (archaeology), gord) was Opole. They were mentioned in the Bavarian Geographer, under the Latin name Opolini, ...
, a West Slavic tribe that lived in the region of upper Odra
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