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Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)

Type Figure Region Russia Time 1530–1584 Also known as Tsar Ivan

Ivan IV was the first formally crowned tsar of Russia, reigning from 1547 to 1584.…

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  1. 1533–1547Moscow · RussiaHe inherited the grand principality at the age of three, and in his youth was governed by regents led by his mother and the nobility, a period marked by court power struggles and changes of regent.
  2. 1547–1560Moscow · RussiaIn 1547 he was formally crowned tsar, establishing a centralized system; in 1552 he captured the Khanate of Kazan, and in 1556 conquered Astrakhan, opening up the Volga River basin.
  3. 1561–1570Moscow · RussiaIn 1565 he established the oprichnina, using his personal guard to suppress the nobility; meanwhile the Livonian War continued, with Russia competing with Poland–Lithuania and Sweden for access to the Baltic Sea.

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