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==Al-Masudi== The only foreign source to mention one of the co-rulers is the [[Arab]] historian [[Al-Masudi]]. According to him, "king al-Dir [Dayr] was the first among the kings of the ''[[Slavs]]''." Although some scholars have tried to prove that "al-Dir" refers to a Slavic ruler and Dir's contemporary, this speculation is questionable and it is at least equally probable that "al-Dir" and Dir were the same person.<ref name="Rus">Golden, P.B. (2006) "Rus." ''[[Encyclopaedia of Islam]]'' (Brill Online). Eds.: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill.</ref> Following his works, historians believe that Dir ruled after Askold, mainly in the 870—880s. In that case, on entering Kyiv, Oleg's soldiers killed just Dir while Askold had died earlier.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Soroka |first=Yurii |url=https://folio.com.ua/system/books/samples/000/001/806/original/Сорока_100_Key_Ukrainian_Personalities_Site.pdf?1580828067 |title=100 Key Ukrainian Personalities |work=FOLIO |year=2020 |location=Kharkiv |pages=6 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928104725/https://folio.com.ua/system/books/samples/000/001/806/original/Сорока_100_Key_Ukrainian_Personalities_Site.pdf?1580828067 |archive-format=Wayback Machine |archive-date=28 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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