ɪt bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒɪŋ pˈoʊlɪʃ stˈeɪt ɪnðə tˈɛnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˌʌndɚɹ ɪts fˈɜːst hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɹˈuːlɚ mˈiːszkoʊ aɪ ʌv pˈoʊlənd.
It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under its first historic ruler Mieszko I of Poland.