Ivan the Terrible died on 18 March 1584 in Moscow, aged 53. The first ruler of Russia to be crowned tsar, Ivan IV came to the throne as a child and took the new title in 1547. His reign saw the conquest of the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, opening the Volga to Russian expansion, as well as legal and administrative reforms and the long and costly Livonian War. He later created the oprichnina, a state within the state that used terror against nobles, and the campaign against Novgorod left thousands dead. His rule strengthened royal power but left Russia weakened, and it was followed by the Time of Troubles.
Before and after
- 1583Founding of University of Edinburgh
- from 1583 to 1588Cologne War
- from c. 1583 to 1997British Empire
- from 26 July 1583 to 2 August 1583Conquest of the Azores
- 18 March 1584Death of Ivan the Terrible
- 1585Founding of Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- from 1585 to 1604Anglo-Spanish War
- 9 September 1585Birth of Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
- from 1587 to 1589War of the Three Henrys
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- 1713Peace of Utrecht
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
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