Rebellion

Bolotnikov Rebellion

1606 – 1607 · 54.53° N, 36.27° E

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When
1606 – 1607
Kind
Rebellion
Coordinates
54.53° N, 36.27° E
Description
major uprising against the boyars in Moscow kingdom

Placed at the middle of its battles.

Uprising of Bolotnikov

Major uprising against the boyars in Moscow kingdom

The Uprising of Bolotnikov, in Russian historiography called the Peasant War under the Leadership of Ivan Bolotnikov (Peasant Uprising), was a major peasant, Cossack, and noble uprising of 1606–1607 led by Ivan Bolotnikov and several other leaders. At the time of the highest point of the uprising (the Siege of Moscow in 1606), more than 70 cities in the south and center of Russia were under the control of the rebels.

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