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Aug 25, 1530
Ivan is Born
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Period: Aug 25, 1530 to
Life
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Dec 4, 1533
Death of Ivan's Father
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Period: Dec 4, 1533 to
Ivan's Reign
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Dec 7, 1538
Death of Ivan's Mother
Due to apparent poisoning -
Jan 16, 1547
Ivan crowned tsar of Muscovy
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Feb 7, 1547
Ivan Marries Anastasia Romanovna
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Period: Dec 8, 1547 to Dec 9, 1548
First Unsuccessful Campaign to Take Kazan
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Dec 7, 1549
Ivan Appoints Council of Advisors
Helped institute his reforms. -
Period: Dec 8, 1549 to Dec 9, 1550
Second Unsuccessful Campaign to Take Kazan
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Dec 7, 1550
New Legal Code Created
Replaced one dating back to 1497 -
Dec 7, 1552
Ivan's Armies defeat the Tartar khanates of Kazan
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Dec 8, 1552
Russian Army Takes Kazan
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Dec 8, 1554
Birth of Ivan's first son
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Period: Dec 8, 1555 to Dec 9, 1561
Building of the Red Square
Located in Moscow, it was built to honor the defeat of the Tatar city of Kazan. -
Dec 8, 1556
Ivan's armies defeat the Tartar khanates of Astrakhan
Expanded territory to the south -
Dec 8, 1557
Birth of Ivan's Second Son
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Period: Dec 8, 1558 to
Livonian War
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Dec 8, 1560
Death of Ivan's Wife
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Period: Dec 8, 1560 to
Ivan's Reign of Terror
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Dec 8, 1564
Defection of Andrew Kurbsky to Poland
Greatly startled Ivan. -
Period: Dec 8, 1565 to Dec 9, 1572
Oprichnina
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Dec 8, 1581
Ivan Murders his Son and Heir
Sets in motion the Troubled Times. -
Jan 15, 1582
End of Livonian War
Pope and Ivan negotiated terms with Poland -
Ivan Dies
Due to a stroke