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.
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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Polish occupation of Moscow
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Polish occupation of Moscow