Izyaslavl

Izyaslavl was a small town on the southern edge of the Smolensk lands, commonly identified with the site near the later village of Seslavl. A charter of the early thirteenth century lists it among places paying dues to the bishop of Smolensk. By 1503 the district appears as Vseslavl among lands transferred to Moscow, suggesting that the old town had become a rural centre. Its location placed it between Roslavl and the Desna country.