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Truce of Deulino

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1618

On 11 December 1618, Tsar Michael Romanov and King Sigismund III signed a truce at Deulino, ending the 1609–1618 Polish–Muscovite War.

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  1. 1618Near Moscow · RussiaIn 1618 both sides were exhausted after years of war, and the Polish army was also tied down by Cossack offensives. Representatives met near Moscow to negotiate territory, claims to the throne, and prisoner exchanges, preparing for formal signing.
  2. 1618Deulino · RussiaOn 11 December 1618 the representatives formally signed the truce at Deulino. The treaty stipulated a 14.5-year armistice; Poland retained Smolensk, Chernihiv, and other territories taken during the war, and Russia recognized Polish possession of these lands.
  3. 1618–1619Eastern Europe · Eastern EuropeThe treaty led Władysław IV to formally renounce his claim to the Russian throne; the Romanov dynasty gained international recognition and the Time of Troubles came to an end. Though Poland gained territory, it failed to achieve its strategic goal of absorbing Russia, and the Smolensk question was not resolved until the Polish–Muscovite peace treaty of 1634.

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