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Ivan IV of Russia

Also known as Ivan IV

Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first ruler of Muscovy to be crowned tsar. He conquered Kazan and Astrakhan and fought the long Livonian War in the Baltic. Muscovite pressure in that war encouraged the closer union of Poland and Lithuania that created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and his reign is part of the foundation of the Russian Empire.

Ivan IV of Russia
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Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthFoundationRussian EmpireFoundationGrand Duchy of LithuaniaDeclineRevalDeclineGrand Duchy of MoscowDecline, SummaryTsardom of RussiaFoundation, Military, Governance, Summary

Mentioned in 12 state histories

Terra MarianaBishopric of DorpatGrand Duchy of MoscowLivonian ConfederationKhanate of KazanPrincipality of KabardaAstrakhan KhanateKhanate of SibirTsardom of RussiaDanish ÖselKingdom of LivoniaDon Cossack Host

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ivan IV of Russia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ivan-iv-of-russia
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