Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . zhni Novgorod and Suzdalwere added to the principality ofMoscow. Between the years 1425and 1462 the countries of Malicz,Mozhaisk, and Borovsk were incorpo-rated with the growing Empire. Atthe later date just mentioned IvANIII., surnamed the Great, ascendedthe throne and undertook the expul-sion of the Mongols. In 1469 he wona victory over the Khan of Ka


Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations . zhni Novgorod and Suzdalwere added to the principality ofMoscow. Between the years 1425and 1462 the countries of Malicz,Mozhaisk, and Borovsk were incorpo-rated with the growing Empire. Atthe later date just mentioned IvANIII., surnamed the Great, ascendedthe throne and undertook the expul-sion of the Mongols. In 1469 he wona victory over the Khan of Kazan,and soon afterwards notified the am-bassadors of the Mongol Emperorthat Russia would now send him no moretribute. Nor could the Grand Khan anymore enforce the payment. Ivan continuedhis coiKjuests and annexations of territorydown to the close of the century, and was soengaged when the prows of the ships of Co-lumbus were set to the west from the harborof Palos. Such is the outline of the progress of Eu-rope towards the light during the fourteenthand fifteenth centuries of our era. It is pos-sible to discover in the slow, tortuous, andconfused movements of the epoch a certain PEOPLE AND KINGS.—SPAIN, ITALY, AND NORTH OF EUROPE. 155. NKVSKL. i>t-MLiKH > ;Kl.


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