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Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
1453 Through the Reign of Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584) The Time of Troubles to the First Romanovs (1598-1682) Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682-1762) The Age of Catherine the Great (1762-1801) The Reign of Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825)

                                     

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Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682–1762): A Summary of Russian History
Russia Symbol Introduction
Russia Symbol The Early Years
Russia Symbol The Drive Toward Westernization
Russia Symbol The Drive Toward Empire
Russia Symbol The Historical Assessment
Russia Symbol Immediate Successors
Russia Symbol The Reign of "the Daughter"
Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682–1762): A Summary of World History
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World Symbol  India’s Mughal Treasure-House
India’s Mughal Treasure-House
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John Ogilby (1600–1676)
Asia, the first part. Being an accurate description of Persia. The Vast Empire of the Great Mogol
London: the author, 1673
NYPL, General Research Division

This scene represents the magnificence of the Mughal court in India, with its fountains, gardens, palaces, and pavilions. In the background, contesting behemoths entertain the shah, and visiting diplomats or governors prostrate themselves before the emperor, seated on his throne. A menagerie of animals, exotic to Russians and most Europeans, heads along an avenue fronting Delhi, the capital city. John Ogilby borrowed this etching for part one of his book.