{"slug": "novgorod-republic", "label": "Novgorod Republic", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novgorod_Republic", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151536", "qid": "Q151536", "description": "Russian city-state (1136–1478)", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [1192, 1478], "span_label": ["1192 CE", "1478 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ivan-iii-of-russia", "label": "Ivan III of Russia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "estonia", "label": "Estonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tartu", "label": "Tartu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "finland", "label": "Finland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hanseatic-league", "label": "Hanseatic League", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "grand-duchy-of-moscow", "label": "Grand Duchy of Moscow", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "veliky-novgorod", "label": "Veliky Novgorod", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alexander-nevsky", "label": "Alexander Nevsky", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "novgorod", "label": "Novgorod", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "vladimir-russia", "label": "Vladimir, Russia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1192, "year_label": "1192 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": null, "text": "Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Novgorod burns down Tartu and Otepää Castles, in Estonia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341214506#Events", "title": "1192", "revid": 1341214506, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1227, "year_label": "1227 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Swedish-Novgorodian War: Grand Prince Yaroslav II of Vladimir leads an attack from the Novgorod Republic on Baltic Finnic peoples in eastern Fennoscandia, called \"Yem\", whom he devastates.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488499#Europe", "title": "1227", "revid": 1367488499, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1240, "year_label": "1240 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 15", "text": "July 15 – Battle of the Neva: A Swedish army under Bishop Thomas sails up the Gulf of Finland in their longboats. They proceed into the Neva River with the aim of seizing control over Lake Ladoga and from there, striking at the city of Novgorod. Prince Alexander rallies his druzhina comparable to the 'household' of western European countries, and decisively routs the Swedish forces, saving the Novgorod Republic from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North. As a result, Alexander wins his first military victory at the age of 19 and receives the title of 'Nevsky'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361428406#Europe", "title": "1240", "revid": 1361428406, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1323, "year_label": "1323 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 12", "text": "August 12 – Treaty of Nöteborg: Sweden signs a peace treaty with the Novgorod Republic, regulating the border (known as Finland today) for the first time. The treaty is negotiated with the help of the Hanseatic League in order to conclude the conflict over the control of the Gulf of Finland during the Swedish-Novgorodian Wars.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018212#July_–_September", "title": "1323", "revid": 1332018212, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1348, "year_label": "1348 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Pskov Republic gains independence from the Novgorod Republic with the treaty of Bolotovo.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320392432#Date_unknown", "title": "1348", "revid": 1320392432, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1456, "year_label": "1456 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Muscovy and the Novgorod Republic conclude the Treaty of Yazhelbitsy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371442849#Date_unknown", "title": "1456", "revid": 1371442849, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1456, "year_label": "1456 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 25", "text": "February 25 – The Treaty of Yazhelbitsy is signed between the Grand Principality of Moscow (led by Grand Prince Vasily II) and the Novgorod Republic (governed by Vasily Shuisky) with Vasily II becoming the Prince of Novgorod.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371442849#January–March", "title": "1456", "revid": 1371442849, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1477, "year_label": "1477 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Ivan III of Russia marches against the Novgorod Republic, marking the beginning of Russian Colonialism.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1330635656#Undated", "title": "1477", "revid": 1330635656, "section": "Events › Undated"}}, {"year": 1478, "year_label": "1478 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – After a three month rebellion that began on October 9, Novgorod surrenders to Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, bringing an end to the separate existence (under Ivan) of the Novgorod Republic. The annexation of Novgorod becomes the beginning of the transition of the principality of Moscow to the Russian Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359855585#January–March", "title": "1478", "revid": 1359855585, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}