The Grand Principality of Moscow was a state in northeastern Rus, which began as a small principality given to Daniil, a son of Alexander Nevsky. Moscow's rulers were vassals of the Golden Horde, and made themselves useful by collecting tribute, which allowed them to expand. Ivan I, known as Kalita, made Moscow a religious centre by persuading the Orthodox metropolitan to live there. Dmitry Donskoy won a victory over the Mongols at Kulikovo in 1380. Ivan III annexed Novgorod in 1478, and ended payments to the Horde in 1480. Moscow had become the centre of a united Russian state, which his grandson Ivan IV turned into the Tsardom of Russia.
Before and after
- 1257Construction of Sorbonne
- 23 August 1258Birth of Osman I
- c. 1260sPublication of Poetic Edda
- from 18 January 1260 to 24 January 1260Siege of Aleppo
- from 1263 to 1478Grand Principality of Moscow
- from April 1264 to September 1266Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266
- 1265Birth of Dante Alighieri
- from 1265 to 1479Byzantine–Ottoman wars
- from October 1265 to January 1266Conquest of Murcia
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The era
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