Kingdom of Powys

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Kingdom of Powys Teyrnas Powys
5th century–1160
Banner of the Mathrafal House of Powys Coat of arms
Anthem: Unbennaeth Prydain "The Monarchy of Britain"[1][2][3]
Medieval kingdoms of Wales
Capital	Caer Guricon, Pengwern (possibly), Mathrafal, Welshpool, Chester
Common languages	Welsh
Religion	Celtic Christianity
Government	Monarchy
• 6th century	Brochwel Ysgithrog
• d. 616	Selyf ap Cynan
• d. 755	Elisedd ap Gwylog
• 1063–1075	Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
• 1116–1132	Maredudd ap Bleddyn
• 1132–1160	Madog ap Maredudd
Historical era	Middle Ages
• End of Roman rule in Britain	5th century
• Division (Between Fadog and Wenwynwyn)	1160
Currency	ceiniog cyfreith & ceiniog cwta
Preceded by Succeeded by sub-Roman Britain Powys Wenwynwyn Powys Fadog
Demonym: Powyssi; Powysian ^

The Kingdom of Powys (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈpowɪs]; Latin: Regnum Poysiae) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern two-thirds of the modern county of Powys and part of today's English West Midlands (see map). More precisely, and based on the Romano-British tribal lands of the Ordovices in the west and the Cornovii in the east, its boundaries originally extended from the Cambrian Mountains in the west to include the modern West Midlands region of England in the east. The fertile river valleys of the Severn and Tern are found there, and this region is referred to in later Welsh literature as "the Paradise of Powys" (an epithet retained in Welsh for the modern UK county).