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| 1520 | Birth |  |
| 25th Aug Birth of Ivan the Terrible, the 1st Tsar of Russia |
| 1533 | Succession | |
| Moscow Rules under the Regency of his Mother, 1533-1538 |
| 1546 | Succession | |
| Moscow Assumes full power |
| 1547 | Constitution | |
| Moscow Renewal of the Empire through absolute autocracy |
| 1547 | Coronation | |
| Moscow 1st Russian ruler to use the title of Tsar formally |
| Moscow Crowned Tsar of Russia, 1st Tsar |
| 16th Jan Coronation of Ivan IV the Terrible, the 1st Russian Tsar |
| 1547 | Marriage | |
| Moscow Marries Anastasiya Romanovna |
| 1549 | Constitution | |
| Moscow Convenes the 1st National Assembly, Zemski Sobor |
| 1550 | Petition Chancery | |
| Moscow Under a "Petitions Chancery" individuals can bring their grievances to the Tsar |
| 1550 | Reform | |
| Moscow The Law Code, sudebnik, is promulgated |
| 1552 | Capture | |
| Kazan Captures Kazan |
| 1552 | Rule of Astrakhan | |
| Astrakhan Ivan IV of Russia begins his conquest of Kazan, Tatarstan, and Astrakhan in the Volga delta |
| 1552 | Rule of Kazan | |
| Kazan Ivan IV of Russia begins his conquest of Kazan, Tatarstan, and Astrakhan in the Volga delta |
| 1552 | Rule of Tatarstan | |
| Tatarstan Ivan IV of Russia begins his conquest of Kazan, Tatarstan, and Astrakhan in the Volga delta |
| 1555 | Rule of Pyatigorsk | |
| Pyatigorsk Proclaims the kingdom of Pyatigorsk to be under Russian rule |
| 1556 | Capture | |
| Astrakhan Captures Astrakhan |
| Kazan Captures Kazan |
| 1557 | Invasion of Poland | |
| Ivan IV the Terrible invades Poland |
| 1558 | Declaration of War | |
| Beginning of the Livonian War |
| 1560 | St Basil's Cathedral | |
| Moscow Ivan IV (the Terrible) builds St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow; painted onion domes become symbol of Russia, epitome of Russo-Byzantine architecture |
| 1563 | Printing Press | |
| Ivan IV orders first printing press brought to Russia |
| 1571 | Capture | |
| Moscow Seizure & burning of Moscow |
| 1581 | Capture | |
| Siberia Captures Siberia |
| 1581 | Invasion of Russia | |
| Stephen Bathory of Poland invades Russia |
| 1582 | Peace | |
| Jam Zapolski Ivan IV the Terrible cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland |
| Jam Zapolski Ivan IV the Terrible makes peace with Poland & Sweden with the Peace of Jam-Zapolski |
| 1582 | Rule of Estonia | |
| Jam Zapolski Ivan IV the Terrible cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland |
| 1582 | Rule of Livonia | |
| Jam Zapolski Ivan IV the Terrible cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland |
| 1584 | Assassination | |
| Moscow Kills his son Ivan |
| 1584 | Death | |
| Moscow Death of Ivan, Ivan IV's son |
