WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ivan III conquered the other Muscovite princes, reclaiming the principalities his forefathers had ruled over and uniting the Russian people for the first time. He defied the Khanate, to whom his nation had been a vassal state for centuries, overthrowing Mongol rule.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1552, Ivan the Terrible drove the last Mongol khanates out of Russia with decisive victories in Kazan and Astrakhan. This opened the way for the expansion of the Russian empire southward and across Siberia to the Pacific.

Detailed explanation-3: -The walled and moated town of Kazan was stormed by Ivan the Terrible’s army on October 2nd, 1552. The Grand Principality of Moscow gained its independence from the Mongol Golden Horde in the fifteenth century under Ivan III, the Great, who vastly extended Muscovite territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -In return for acknowledging the Mongols as their rulers and pay-ing tribute to them, the princes of the various states were allowed to keep their lands and titles. The Mongols remained in power until 1480 when Ivan III declared Russia free of Mongol rule.