This ruler, who declared that "money is the artery of war," increased his revenue by replacing an estate tax with a poll tax of 70 kopeks per person.
A man rebelling against this ruler captured the Bakhmut salt mines after its seizure by the government. This ruler, who declared that "money is the artery of war," increased his revenue by replacing an estate tax with a poll tax of 70 kopeks per person. This ruler consolidated a growing number of prikazy into twelve executive bodies called collegia. This ruler's crackdowns on peasants fleeing to the outskirts of the country led to the Bulavin Rebellion. This ruler executed soldiers who attempted to replace him with Sophia Alekseyevna after cutting short his "Grand Embassy." To reduce the power of the upper class, this ruler introduced a merit-based hierarchy with fourteen ranks. Under this ruler, those without a token indicating tax compliance ran the risk of having their beard publicly shaved. For 10 points, name this tsar who made sweeping reforms as the first Emperor of Russia.
A man rebelling against this ruler captured the Bakhmut salt mines after its seizure by the government.
Peter the Great [or Peter I or Pyotr Velikiy; prompt on Peter] &lt;European History post-600&gt;