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Historical Events tagged with "stephen bathory"

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Politics & Government

Russia Surrenders Livonia to Poland-Lithuania

January 15th, 1582 443 years ago

In 1582, a significant territorial agreement took place between Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Truce of Yam-Zapolsky concluded after a war known as the Livonian War, wherein Russia ceded control of Livonia. This region, located in the modern-day Baltic states, became a crucial point of contention due to its strategic location along the Baltic Sea. The truce effectively marked the end of hostilities between the two powers for a time, leading to a rearrangement of territorial boundaries in Eastern Europe.