Examples of Tatar yoke in the following topics:
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- Ivan III became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462 and proceeded to refuse the Tatar yoke, collect surrounding lands, and consolidate political power around Moscow.
- However, one of Ivan the Great’s most
substantial accomplishments was refusing the Tatar yoke (as the
Mongol Empire’s stranglehold on Rus’ lands has been called) in
1476.
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- The Mongols, also known as the Tatars,
built their new capital, Sarai, in the south along the Volga River.
- The age of this economic and cultural rule
is often called the Tatar yoke, but over the course of 200 years, it
was a relatively peaceful rule.
- Another downside to the Tatar presence was the continued threat of invasion and destruction, which happened sporadically during their presence.
- Extensive postal road systems, military organization, and powerful
dynasties were established by Tatar alliances.
- Capital punishment and
torture also became more widespread during the years of Tatar rule.
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- Tatar and Mongol raids against Russian states continued well into the later 1200's.
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- The 1560s were difficult with Russia
facing drought and famine, along with a number of Tatar invasions, and
a sea-trading blockade from the Swedes and Poles.
- However, Ivan IV’s greatest legacy remains his
conquests, which reshaped Russia and pushed back Tatar powers who had been dominating and invading the region for centuries.
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- Assyria descended into a period of civil war after 1050 BCE, which allowed Babylonia to once more largely free itself from the Assyrian yoke for a few decades.
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- The Spanish forces went to meet with Atahualpa and
demanded he take up the “true faith” (Catholicism) and the yoke of
Charles I of Spain.
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- To do so, he would have to expel the Tatars from the surrounding areas but the initial attempts ended in failure.
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- Tatar raids continued in the south
leaving many people dead and stretched for resources.