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Ivan spent the first years of his life near Moscow, Russia with his parents Vasilly III and Yelena Glinskaya.
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Vasily III dies, leaving the throne to three year old Ivan
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Yelena dies when Ivan is eight from what may have been poisoning
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Ivan is crowned Czar of Russia at 16 years old, being the first ruler to have that title
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Ivan married Anastasia Romanovna
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Ivan destroys the Tatar stronghold of Kazan and later Astrakhan
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Ivan suffers from a near-fatal illness
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Ivan orders the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral to commemorate his victory in Kazan and Astrakhan.
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Ivan's wife, Anastasia Romanovna, dies
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Out of fear for treason, Ivan killed and tortured thousands of his people
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Ivan and his family left Moscow to Aleksandrovskaia Sloboda after sharing he wanted to abdicate. He is later convinced by the people of Russia to come back as Czar. However, Ivan rules under his own terms.
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Ivan creates a system called Oprichnina (a royal domain under Ivan's control). It is ran by oprichniki who are Ivan's secret police who are dressed in black and ride black horses. They killed all who Ivan did not like.
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Ivan led his oprichniki to kill thousands in Novgorod because he suspected them of treason
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Ivan was assumed Prince of Moscow
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Ivan struck his oldest son with a staff during a dispute between the two, killing him.
