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Vasily IV Shuisky

Type Figure Region Russia Time 1552–1612 Also known as Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky

Vasily IV Shuisky was a Russian noble politician and tsar of the late 16th to early 17th century, from the Shuisky family, who served as a key minist…

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  1. 1580–1605Moscow · RussiaShuisky held important posts under Feodor I and Boris Godunov, led armies against Tatar and Swedish threats, and took part in court power struggles, making him one of the most powerful noble leaders of the late Rurikid period.
  2. 1606Moscow Kremlin · RussiaIn 1606 Shuisky joined nobles and townspeople discontented with False Dmitry I's policies in a mutiny, stormed the Kremlin, False Dmitry was killed, and Shuisky was immediately proclaimed tsar.
  3. 1606–1610Moscow · RussiaDuring his reign he faced multiple crises including False Dmitry II, Cossack uprisings, and Polish invasion; though he won some military victories, his authority steadily eroded, and in 1610 he was forced to abdicate under Polish military pressure and taken to Warsaw.

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