Streltsy

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early modern Russian military unit infantry formation military unit

The Streltsy were elite units of firearm-equipped infantry in Russia from the 16th to early 18th centuries, serving as both a military force and a powerful political faction in Moscow.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Streltsy canonical	3
Streltsy musketeers	1
Streltsy regiments	1
streltsy	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern Russian military unit ⓘ infantry formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activeFrom	16th century ⓘ
activeUntil	early 18th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Streltsy ⓘ surface form: Streltsy musketeers
commandStructure	commanded by colonels ⓘ organized into regiments ⓘ
compensation	land allotments ⓘ permission to engage in trade and crafts ⓘ state salary ⓘ
country	Russian Empire ⓘ Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of pre-Petrine Muscovite military ⓘ
disbandedAfter	Streltsy uprisings ⓘ surface form: Streltsy Uprising of 1698
disbandedBy	Peter the Great ⓘ surface form: Peter I of Russia
duty	guarding Kremlin ⓘ guarding royal palaces ⓘ participating in field campaigns ⓘ
equipment	arquebus ⓘ bardiche ⓘ firearms ⓘ musket ⓘ pike ⓘ sabre ⓘ
etymology	derived from Russian word for "shooter" or "archer" ⓘ
formedUnderRuler	Ivan IV the Terrible ⓘ surface form: Ivan IV of Russia
garrisonLocation	Moscow ⓘ other major Russian towns ⓘ
languageOfName	Russian ⓘ
militaryBranch	infantry ⓘ
participatedIn	Livonian War ⓘ Streltsy uprisings ⓘ surface form: Moscow Uprising of 1682 Streltsy uprisings ⓘ surface form: Streltsy Uprising of 1698 Time of Troubles ⓘ
politicalInfluence	involved in succession struggles in Moscow ⓘ supported various boyar factions ⓘ
reasonForDecline	increasing politicization ⓘ resistance to military reforms of Peter the Great ⓘ
replacedBy	regular regiments of the new Russian army ⓘ
role	firearm-equipped infantry ⓘ internal security force ⓘ palace guard ⓘ political faction in Moscow ⓘ urban garrison troops ⓘ
socialStatus	hereditary military service class ⓘ
training	specialized in use of firearms ⓘ
uniform	distinctive long caftans ⓘ tall fur or cloth hats ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Russian Army → precededBy → Streltsy ⓘ

Muscovy → militaryInstitution → Streltsy ⓘ

this entity surface form: streltsy

Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia → powerBase → Streltsy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Streltsy regiments

Streltsy → alsoKnownAs → Streltsy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Streltsy musketeers

Streltsy uprisings → participant → Streltsy ⓘ

Streltsy uprisings → relatedTo → Streltsy ⓘ