This ruler's troops won the Battle of Ergeme, which resulted in the dissolution of the Livonian Knights during the unsuccessful Livonian War. This ruler organized the standing army known as the streltsy and he called his country's first "assembly of the land," or zemsky sobor. This man divided his country's lands into the z
This ruler's troops won the Battle of Ergeme, which resulted in the dissolution of the Livonian Knights during the unsuccessful Livonian War. This ruler organized the standing army known as the streltsy and he called his country's first "assembly of the land," or zemsky sobor. This man divided his country's lands into the zemshina and lands overseen by men dressed in black on black horses known for their brutality, the oprichniki. This ruler's murder of his heir led indirectly to the end of the Rurikid dynasty and the start of the Time of Troubles. For 10 points, name this ruler who first took the title of tsar and who is remembered mostly for his cruelty.
This ruler's troops won the Battle of Ergeme, which resulted in the dissolution of the Livonian Knights during the unsuccessful Livonian War.
Ivan IV of Russia [or Ivan the Terrible; or Ivan Grozny; or Ivan Vasilyevich; prompt on Ivan]