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Livonian War
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The Livonian War was a 25-year conflict fought in the Baltic region from 1558 to 1583 between several powers competing for control of that strategically important area. The war reshaped the political map of Eastern Europe and established Russia, Sweden, and Poland-Lithuania as major regional powers.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- war
- Part of
- Northern Wars
- Location
- Northern Europe
- Image
- Siege of Narva 1558.jpg
- Significant event
- Truce of Yam-Zapolsky
- Participant
- Tsardom of Russia
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- topic's main category
- Category:Livonian War
- Commons category
- Livonian War
- start time
- 1558-01-17
- end time
- 1583-05-26
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- point in time
- 1558-01-22
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Encyclopedic overview
Belligerents
Livonian Confederation Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (before 1569 the Polish–Lithuanian union) Denmark–Norway Sweden Transylvania (after 1577) Russia Qasim Khanate Kingdom of Livonia Commanders and leaders
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