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Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Truce of Yam-Zapolsky
1582 peace treaty between the Poland–Lithuania and Russia
The Truce or Treaty of Yam-Zapolsky (Ям-Запольский) or Jam Zapolski, signed on 15 January 1582 between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia, was one of the treaties that ended the Livonian War. It followed the successful Livonian campaign of Stephen…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Livonia
Historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Bi-confederate monarchy in Europe (1569–1795)
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic, was a federative real union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, existing from 1569 to 1795. This state was among the largest, most populated…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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