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Ivan III's Law Code

Law and government

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1497

The state-wide Law Code standardised important judicial rules for the lands under Moscow's rule. It defined the conditions under which peasants could move around St George's Day, marking a stage in the restriction of their mobility.

Ruler
Ivan III
Field
Judicial procedure and land relations

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