Peter the Great takes Azov from the Turks

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1696-07-29

Places

Russia (Location)
Turkey (Involved)

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Peter the Great takes Azov, near the mouth of the River Don, from the Ottoman Turks.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Peter the Great takes Azov from the Turks". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16934, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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