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| 1440 | Birth |  |
| 22nd Jan Birth of Ivan III the Great |
| 1462 | Capital |  |
| Moscow Trans forms the Kremlin into his residence |
| 1462 | Succession |  |
| Moscow Calls himself "sole ruler, Tsar of all Russia" |
| Moscow Succeeds as Tsar of Russia |
| 1472 | Marriage |  |
| Moscow Marries Sophia, niece of the last Byzantine Emperor |
| 1472 | Reform |  |
| Moscow Establishes Russian protectors of Orthodox Chris tianity |
| 1478 | Capture of Novgorod |  |
| Novgorod Moscow captures Novgorod |
| 1480 | Battle of Ugra |  |
| Ugra End of Moscow's subordination to the Mongols |
| 1480 | Defeat |  |
| Moscow Defeats the Tartars & throws off their yoke |
| 1480 | Homage |  |
| Moscow Stops paying tribute money to the Mongols |
| 1485 | Capture of Tver |  |
| Tver Captures Tver |
| 1491 | Kremlin Palace |  |
| Moscow Ivan III (the Great) builds the Palace of Facets, the first great Kremlin palace, religious leaders proclaim Moscow "the third Rome", heir to Rome, Constantinople |
| 1491 | Palace of Facets |  |
| Moscow Ivan III (the Great) builds the Palace of Facets, the first great Kremlin palace, religious leaders proclaim Moscow "the third Rome", heir to Rome, Constantinople |
| 1494 | Capture of Novgorod |  |
| Novgorod Closes the Hanseatic Kontor & extends rule to the Urals by taking Novgorod |
| Novgorod Earns the name Ivan the Great |
| 1494 | Rule of Urals |  |
| Urals Closes the Hanseatic Kontor & extends rule to the Urals by taking Novgorod |
| 1499 | Capture of Viatka |  |
| Viatka Moscow captures the principality of Viatka |
| 1502 | Succession |  |
| Moscow Decides to make his son Vasily his successor in preference to his nephew Dmitry |
| 1505 | Cathedral of St Michael |  |
| Moscow Cathedral of St. Michael, Moscow, outstanding example of Italian High Renaissance |
| 1680 | Rebellion |  |
| Rebels against the Tartars & refuses to pay tribute to grand khan Ahmed |