Siege of Moscow

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The Siege of Moscow was a major military confrontation during Russia’s Time of Troubles in which foreign and domestic forces attempted to seize control of the capital amid dynastic crisis and civil war.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Moscow canonical 3
Polish occupation of Moscow 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
aim control of the Russian throne
seizure of Moscow
commander Aleksander Józef Lisowski
False Dmitry II
Jan Piotr Sapieha
Prokopy Lyapunov
Vasili IV Shuisky
surface form: Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky
conflict Time of Troubles
country Tsardom of Russia
describedBySource Polish–Lithuanian military accounts
Russian chronicles of the Time of Troubles
endTime 1610
followedBy Polish–Lithuanian occupation of the Moscow Kremlin
formation of Russian volunteer militias (First and Second militias)
uprisings against Polish garrisons in Moscow
hasCause civil war in the Tsardom of Russia
dynastic crisis in Russia
intervention of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in Russia
historicalPeriod early 17th century
historicalRegion Eastern Europe
impact contribution to the eventual election of Michael Romanov as tsar
escalation of foreign intervention in Russia
weakening of Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky’s authority
location Moscow
natureOfConflict foreign intervention and civil war
opponent Cossack forces
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian magnates and boyar factions
Tsardom of Russia
supporters of False Dmitry II
partOf Polish–Muscovite War
surface form: Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)

foreign and domestic struggle for power in Russia
relatedTo False Dmitry I
False Dmitry II
Polish–Muscovite War
Time of Troubles
surface form: Time of Troubles in Russia
result Polish–Muscovite War
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Moscow
significantEvent arrival of Polish–Lithuanian and Cossack reinforcements
blockade of Moscow
defections among Russian nobles
famine and hardship among Moscow’s population
startTime 1608

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Time of Troubles significantEvent Siege of Moscow
Polish–Lithuanian intervention includesEvent Siege of Moscow
this entity surface form: Polish occupation of Moscow
Smutnoye vremya featuresEvent Siege of Moscow
this entity surface form: Polish occupation of Moscow
Polish–Muscovite War hasBattle Siege of Moscow