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Great Reduction
The Great Reduction was the recovery by the Swedish crown of lands previously granted or sold to the nobility, carried out under Charles XI in the 1680s. It restored royal finances, strengthened the absolutist monarchy and funded the military system of the Swedish Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Great Reduction. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-reduction
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