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Great Stand on the Ugra

End of dependence on the Great Horde

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1480

The forces of Ivan III and Khan Akhmat faced one another on the Ugra in autumn 1480. The Horde army's retreat confirmed the end of Moscow's dependence on the Great Horde; no separate peace treaty formalised this turning point.

Belligerents
The Russian state and the Great Horde
Outcome
The Horde army withdrew

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