Great Northern War

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European war early modern war war

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a major conflict in Northern and Eastern Europe in which Russia under Peter the Great defeated Sweden, ending Swedish dominance in the region and establishing Russia as a great European power.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European war → early modern war → war →
cause	anti-Swedish coalition formed by Russia, Denmark–Norway, and Saxony-Poland → rivalry over control of the Baltic Sea →
consequence	confirmation of Russia as a major European power → end of Sweden as a great power in Europe → establishment of Saint Petersburg as Russian capital →
endTime	1721 →
hasCommander	Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt → Alexander Menshikov → Augustus II the Strong → Boris Sheremetev → Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld → Charles XII of Sweden → Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway → Peter the Great →
historicalPeriod	Age of Absolutism → Great Power era in Europe →
involvedTerritoryChange	Swedish cession of Bremen-Verden → Swedish cession of parts of Pomerania → ceding of Estonia from Sweden to Russia → ceding of Ingria from Sweden to Russia → ceding of Livonia from Sweden to Russia → ceding of parts of Karelia from Sweden to Russia →
location	Eastern Europe → Northern Europe →
mainBelligerent	Cossack Hetmanate → Denmark–Norway → Great Britain → Hanover → Ottoman Empire → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → Prussia → Saxony → Swedish Empire → Tsardom of Russia →
opponent	Charles XII of Sweden → Peter the Great →
partOf	Northern Wars →
result	Russian victory → decline of Swedish Empire → rise of Russian Empire as great power →
significantBattle	Battle of Fraustadt → Battle of Gadebusch → Battle of Helsingborg → Battle of Kliszów → Battle of Lesnaya → Battle of Narva (1700) → Battle of Poltava → Battle of Pruth →
significantSiege	Siege of Narva (1704) → Siege of Riga (1700) → Siege of Tönning →
startTime	1700 →
treaty	Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) → Treaty of Frederiksborg → Treaty of Greifswald → Treaty of Nystad → Treaty of Pruth → Treaty of Stockholm (1719–1720) → Treaty of Thorn (1709) → Treaty of Travendal →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Poltava → Grand Duchy of Moscow ("Great Northern War with Novgorod (internal Russian conflicts)") → Sieges of Fredriksten fortress →	conflict
Alexander Menshikov → Denmark–Norway → Swedish Army →	participatedIn
Battle of Poltava → Swedish Empire →	partOf
Fredriksten fortress → Petrine era →	significantEvent
Samson Fountain →	associatedWith
Peter the Great ("Great Northern War leadership") →	knownFor
Tsardom of Russia →	majorWar
Fredriksten fortress →	militaryConflict
House of Romanov →	notableEventDuringRule
Swedish Livonia →	partOfConflict
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress ("Great Northern War campaigns in Norway") →	relatedTo
Battle of Poltava →	turningPointIn
Imperial Russian Navy →	usedInWar
Charles XII of Sweden →	war
Peter the Great →	warParticipatedIn