State
Tsardom of Russia
From Ivan IV's coronation to the imperial title
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- 1547–1721
The period from Ivan IV's coronation as tsar to Peter I's adoption of the imperial title. It includes the rule of the later Rurikids, the Time of Troubles, the election of the Romanovs and Peter I's reforms. Titles, seals and banners changed over time.
- Beginning
- 16 January 1547, Old Style: the coronation of Ivan IV as tsar.
- End
- 22 October (2 November) 1721: Peter I adopted the title of emperor.
- Symbol shown
- A depiction of the state seal of 1667 from the Titular Book of 1672; it does not represent an unchanging coat of arms for the whole period.
- Banners and flags
- Royal and military banners existed, followed later by naval flags; not all were state flags in the modern sense.