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Ivan is born in the Great Duchy of Muscovy to his father Basil III, and his mother Elena Glinskaya
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Ivan's Father dies when Ivan is three years old, and cause of death is unknown.
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Ivan is granted immense powers at the age of 3 years old procceding the death of his father who ruled before him.
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Ivan's mother dies of natural causes, leaving Ivan with the royal advisers and Boyars of the kingdom.
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Ivan is offically crowned the Tsar of Russia at the age of 17, giving him complete controll of the kingdom.
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The first part of Ivan's rule as the Tsar.
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Ivan and his armies defeat the Tartar of Khanates (Mongolians) and extends his reign to the northern Siberian regions.
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Ivan Pushes the Mongolian army now out of the east, and striving in battle against them once again. Ivan's empire is now extended to the North and the East.
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Commemorting the recent victories, Ivan commisioned the construction of St.Basil's cathedral in Red Square.
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Institutes the rules and regulations of the Boyars, to service the crown.
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Ivan imposes on his empire and becomes ruthless. He goes on strike against the Boyars in the suspions in the death of his first wife, and starts ruling with an unfair hand. He becomes the absolute ruler of the Holy Russian Empire.
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Ivan's first wife dies and sends him into depression and paranoia. he believes this was done by the Boyars.
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The Russian Emprie begged for the return of Ivan to power. Ivan returned with Absolute power, thus begging is reign of terror.
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In a huge burst of angeer, Ivan murders his oldest son.
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Ivan dies due to declining health, leaving the Russian Empire in a Crumbling State due to instability of their economic and politcal system.
