Polity Republic of Pskov (Vassal of Moscow)

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Was a medieval state on the south shore of Lake Pskov. Originally a principality and then a part of the Novgorod Republic, Pskov became an independent republic in 1348. It became a vassal to the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1380.

Establishment

  • January 1381: Vassalage of the Republic of Pskov to Moscow since 1348.

Chronology

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1. Russo-Kazan Wars

Was a series of wars fought between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Khanate of Kazan from 1439, until Kazan was finally conquered by the Tsardom of Russia under Ivan the Terrible in 1552.

1.1. Wars of Ivan III

Russian military campaign against the Khanate of Kazan by Ivan III.

  • November 1480: The Great Stand on the Ugra River was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Muscovy in 1480 on the banks of the Ugra River, which ended when the Tatars departed without conflict. It is seen in Russian historiography as the end of Tatar/Mongol rule over Moscow.

1.2. Wars of Vasily III

Russian military campaign against the Khanate of Kazan by Vasily III.

  • January 1511: In 1510, Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III arrived in Pskov and ended the Pskov Republic and its autonomous rights.

Disestablishment

  • January 1511: In 1510, Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III arrived in Pskov and ended the Pskov Republic and its autonomous rights.