Initially forced to share power with his sickly half-brother, his diplomatic efforts included the formation of a "Grand Embassy," and the first year of his reign saw the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk.
This ruler's modifications of the civil service system included the "Table of Ranks," which ensured promotion based on performance rather than seniority. Initially forced to share power with his sickly half-brother, his diplomatic efforts included the formation of a "Grand Embassy," and the first year of his reign saw the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk. He failed to take the Ottoman fortress of Azov in one campaign, and was a signatory to the Treaty of Pruth. He also pushed for expansion and modernization of the Navy and achieved victory over Charles XII at the battle of Poltava. FTP, name this six-foot- eight tall man who won the Great Northern War, a Romanov czar of Russia who implemented extensive westernization.
This ruler's modifications of the civil service system included the "Table of Ranks," which ensured promotion based on performance rather than seniority.
{Peter The Great} or {Peter I} of Russia