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Ivan III

Type Figure Region Moscow Time 1440–1505 Also known as Ivan III、Ivan the Great、Иван III Васильевич、伊凡大帝

Ivan III (1440–1505), son of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily II, unified the Russian principalities over several decades after acceding in 1462, threw …

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  1. 1440–1462Moscow · Grand Principality of MoscowBorn in the Moscow Kremlin, son of Vasily II. In his youth he experienced the turbulent years of civil war within the grand principality and Golden Horde intervention, receiving military and administrative training at court in preparation for his future rule.
  2. 1462–1485Moscow · Grand Principality of MoscowAfter acceding in 1462, he gradually annexed the principalities of Yaroslavl, Rostov, Novgorod and others, expanding Moscow's sphere of influence through a combination of force and diplomacy, and establishing its position as the political center of Rus'.
  3. 1480–1505Ugra River · RussiaAt the standoff on the Ugra River in 1480 he refused tribute to the Golden Horde, effectively ending Mongol rule; in his later years he adopted the title 'Sovereign of All Rus', and died in 1505, laying the political foundations for the expansion of the Russian Empire.

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