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Peter the Great

Also known as Peter I, Father of the Fatherland

Peter the Great was Tsar and first Emperor of Russia, proclaimed emperor in 1721 after victory over Sweden in the Great Northern War. He reorganised the army, built a navy, founded St Petersburg and subordinated the Church to the state, reorienting Russia towards Western European models. His victory ended the Swedish Empire's dominance in the Baltic, and his Russia treated the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a client.

Peter the Great
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Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthDeclineRussian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, GovernanceSwedish EmpireMilitary, DeclineKingdom of SwedenMilitary, SummaryGrand Duchy of MoscowDeclinePrincipality of MoldaviaMilitary, SummaryCrimean KhanateDeclineTsardom of RussiaDecline, SummaryTsardom of RussiaImpact, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Principality of Pereslavl-ZalesskyPrince-Bishopric of MontenegroDuchy of Estonia (1561-1721)Swedish IngriaKazikumukh KhanateShamkhalate of TarkiPrincipality of BlankenburgGovernorate of Estonia

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