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Bookmark or Share- Tsar - World History EncyclopediaThe title 'tsar' was used in Russia from 1547 to 1721 when Russia became an empire and Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) was crowned emperor. Origin of the Title. The first tsars of Russia adopted mythological genealogies in an attempt to connect them to imperial Rome.
- Tsardom of Russia - WikipediaThe Tsardom of Russia, also known as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721.
- The 10 Most Important Russian Czars and Empresses - ThoughtCoThe 10 most important Russian czars and empresses range from the grouchy Ivan the Terrible to the doomed Nicholas II.
- Tsarist Russia - WikipediaTsarist Russia may refer to: Grand Duchy of Moscow (1480–1547) Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721) Russian Empire (1721–1917)
- Russian Empire | History, Facts, Flag, Expansion, & MapRussian Empire, historical empire founded on November 2 (October 22, Old Style), 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title of emperor (imperator) of all the Russias upon Peter I. The abdication of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, marked the end of the empire and its ruling Romanov dynasty.
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