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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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siege → |
| aim |
control of the Russian throne
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seizure of Moscow → |
| commander |
Aleksander Józef Lisowski
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False Dmitry II → Jan Piotr Sapieha → Prokopy Lyapunov → Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky → |
| conflict |
Time of Troubles
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| country |
Tsardom of Russia
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| describedBySource |
Polish–Lithuanian military accounts
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Russian chronicles of the Time of Troubles → |
| endTime |
1610
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| followedBy |
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of the Moscow Kremlin
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formation of Russian volunteer militias (First and Second militias) → uprisings against Polish garrisons in Moscow → |
| hasCause |
civil war in the Tsardom of Russia
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dynastic crisis in Russia → intervention of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in Russia → |
| historicalPeriod |
early 17th century
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| historicalRegion |
Eastern Europe
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| impact |
contribution to the eventual election of Michael Romanov as tsar
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escalation of foreign intervention in Russia → weakening of Tsar Vasili IV Shuisky’s authority → |
| location |
Moscow
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| natureOfConflict |
foreign intervention and civil war
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| opponent |
Cossack forces
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → Russian magnates and boyar factions → Tsardom of Russia → supporters of False Dmitry II → |
| partOf |
Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
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foreign and domestic struggle for power in Russia → |
| relatedTo |
False Dmitry I
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False Dmitry II → Polish–Muscovite War → Time of Troubles in Russia → |
| result |
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Moscow
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| significantEvent |
arrival of Polish–Lithuanian and Cossack reinforcements
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blockade of Moscow → defections among Russian nobles → famine and hardship among Moscow’s population → |
| startTime |
1608
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Smutnoye vremya
("Polish occupation of Moscow")
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featuresEvent |
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Polish–Muscovite War
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hasBattle |
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Polish–Lithuanian intervention
("Polish occupation of Moscow")
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includesEvent |
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Time of Troubles
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significantEvent |