Truce of Yam-Zapolsky

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Stephen Báthory near Pskov. Painting by Jan Matejko, 1872.
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky, orange indicates territories recovered by Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Truce or Treaty of Yam-Zapolsky (Ям-Запольский) or Jam Zapolski, signed on 15 January 1582 between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia, was one of the treaties that ended the Livonian War.[1] It followed the successful Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory, culminating in the siege of Pskov.

The truce was concluded with help of

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In the terms of the treaty, Russia renounced its claims to

truce was extended for twenty years in 1600, when a diplomatic mission to Moscow led by Lew Sapieha concluded negotiations with Tsar Boris Godunov. The truce was broken when the Poles invaded Russia in 1605
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One of the principal negotiators on the Polish side was Krzysztof Warszewicki.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Baliulis, Algirdas. Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės ir Maskvos valstybės diplomatiniai santykiai XVI a. pabaigoje (PDF). Vilnius: Lietuvos istorijos institutas.
  2. JSTOR 25776309
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