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1533
Ivan's Father dies
he is just 3 years old, leaving Ivan to run the kingdom -
1538
Ivan's Mother dies
She was poisoned when he was 8 years old. -
1547
Ivan gets married
He is married to Anastasia Romanovna -
1549
Ivan gets his council
Ivan is appointed a council of advisers, who helped institute his reforms -
1552
Ivan defeats Kazan
Ivan's armies crushed the Tartar Khanates of Kazan -
1556
Ivan defeats Astrakhan
Ivan's armies beat Astrakhan, extending Muscovy control to the Urals and the Caspian Sea -
1560
Anastasia Dies
Anastasia dies, Ivan suspects that she was murdered. This send him into paranoia and depression -
1569
Police force is created
Ivan creates a police force to enforce his new, erratic behavior and laws -
1575
Ivan beats Daughter-in-law
Ivan beats his own daughter-in-law, so severely that it causes her to have a miscarriage -
1581
Ivan kills his son
Ivan kills his son in a fit of rage, leaving his less competent son to rule and sending Russia to its lowest period yet.
