Boyar

Before the Tugar War, a boyar was one the appointed rulers of the major cities of the Rus.

The boyars were greatly diminished in status and power following the defeat of the Tugars. However, following a general amnesty, several boyars reemerged as the elected senators of the newly-established Republic of Rus. They formed a significant voting bloc in the Senate under the leadership of Mikhail Ivorovich.