Annexation of Novgorod by Moscow
Ivan III abolishes the veche and carts off its bell
In January 1478 Novgorod surrendered to Ivan III. Its veche assembly was abolished and the veche bell taken to Moscow. Absorbing Novgorod's vast lands was a key step towards a unified Russian state.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 1492 Fall of Granada — 14 years later
- 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas — 16 years later
Middle East
- 1453 Fall of Constantinople — 25 years earlier
- 1501 Founding of Safavid Iran — 23 years later
Africa
- 1488 Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope — 10 years later
Asia
- 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches India — 20 years later
Americas
- 1492 Columbus reaches the Americas — 14 years later
Alive at the time
- Mehmed II (aged 46)
- Christopher Columbus (aged 27)
- Leonardo da Vinci (aged 26)
- Nicolaus Copernicus (aged 5)
- Michelangelo (aged 3)
- Louis XI (aged 55)
- Ashikaga Yoshimasa (aged 42)
- Ivan III (aged 38)
- Isabella I of Castile (aged 27)
- Richard III (aged 26)