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Information

Name: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Type: Polity

Nation: poland-lithuania

Start: 1569

End: 1793

polity Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

With the Union of Lublin (1569) Poland and Lithuania, that were already united since 1385 through a dynastic relationship, were merged into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Maximal extension of the polity

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Maximal extension of the polity

 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Population Density in 1570 AD

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Population Density by Year

 Events Navigation: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Events Navigation: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: video summary

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: video summary

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

map_chart iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Maximal extension of the polity compared to modern borders

map_chart iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity

map_chart iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Map showing the final year each territory was ruled by the polity

map_chart iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Map showing how many years the polity ruled each territory

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

map_chartSmolensk War

map_chartPolish-Ottoman Wars

map_chartPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

map_chartPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

map_chartFirst Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

map_chartPartitions of Poland

map_chartSecond Partition of Poland

map_chartWar of the Polish Succession

map_chartRussian and Saxon Invasion of Poland

map_chartWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

map_chartRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

map_chart1677 Campaign

map_chart1678 Campaign

map_chartTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

map_chartPolish-Russian War of 1792

map_chartSouthern Theatre (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

map_chartNorthern theatre

map_chartSecond Partition of Poland

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

map_chartPolish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

map_chartEuropean wars of religion

map_chartThirty Years' War

map_chartSwedish Period

map_chartFranco-Swedish Period

map_chartNorth German Front (Sweden)

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

map_chartInvasion of Polish Prussia

map_chartNorthern Wars

map_chartLivonian War

map_chartPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

map_chartRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

map_chartSecond Northern War

map_chartGreat Northern War

map_chartPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

map_chartWar against Augustus II

map_chartRussian Campaign of Charles XII

3. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

list iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: List of events the polity was involved in.

timeline iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Complete Timeline of the Wars Involving the Polity

statistic iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Top wars ordered by largest reached area

statistic iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

statistic iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes

4. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

map_chartConquests of Murad III

map_chartSmolensk War

map_chartPolish-Ottoman Wars

map_chartPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

map_chartPolish-Cossack-Tatar War (1666-1671)

map_chartPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

map_chartTime of Troubles

map_chartPolish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

map_chartOttoman-Habsburg Wars

map_chartGreat Turkish War

map_chartConquests of Selim II

map_chartWar of the Polish Succession

map_chartWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

map_chartRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

map_chartTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

map_chartPolish-Russian War of 1792

map_chartSecond Partition of Poland

map_chartKhmelnytsky Uprising

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

map_chartEuropean wars of religion

map_chartThirty Years' War

map_chartPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

map_chartNorthern Wars

map_chartLivonian War

map_chartRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

map_chartSecond Northern War

map_chartGreat Northern War

map_chartPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

map_chartWar against Augustus II

5. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconSummary of the Changes (Europe) for Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Monthly Summaries of Events during Wars

summaryConquests of Murad III

summarySmolensk War

summaryConquests of Selim II

summaryWar of the Polish Succession

summaryRussian and Saxon Invasion of Poland

summaryTreaty of Vienna (1738)

summaryWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

summaryTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

summaryPolish-Russian War of 1792

summarySouthern Theatre (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

summaryNorthern theatre

summarySecond Partition of Poland

summaryKhmelnytsky Uprising

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

summaryPolish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

summaryInvasion of Polish Prussia

summaryTruce of Altmark

summaryTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

summaryPolish-Ottoman Wars

summaryPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

summaryPolish-Cossack-Tatar War (1666-1671)

summaryPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryFirst Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryTreaty of Buchach

summarySecond Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryOttoman-Habsburg Wars

summaryGreat Turkish War

summaryPartitions of Poland

summarySecond Partition of Poland

summaryRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

summary1677 Campaign

summary1678 Campaign

summary1679 Campaign

summaryEuropean wars of religion

summaryThirty Years' War

summarySwedish Period

summaryFranco-Swedish Period

summaryNorth German Front (Sweden)

summaryNorthern Wars

summaryLivonian War

summaryPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

summaryTreaty of Yam-Zapolsky

summaryRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

summaryTruce of Andrusovo

summarySecond Northern War

summaryGreat Northern War

summaryPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

summaryWar against Augustus II

summaryRussian Campaign of Charles XII

summaryPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

summaryPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

summaryPeace of Nystad

summaryTime of Troubles

summaryPolish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

summaryTruce of Deulino

6. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Time Series of all Territorial Changes

Time Series of Territorial Changes by specific invasor/invaded couple

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Russia) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Cossack Hetmanate (Russia)

statistic iconAll times that Cossack Hetmanate (Polish and Russian Condominium) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Turkey (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Tsardom of Russia (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Nogai and Crimea

statistic iconAll times that Russia (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Russia)

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Tsardom of Russia (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Sweden (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Habsburg (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Principality of Moldavia (Ottoman Empire)

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Brandenburg-Prussia (Territories outside Confederation)

statistic iconAll times that Turkey (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Ottoman Empire

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Sweden (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (Poland-Lithuania) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Prussia invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Prussia (Territories outside the HRE) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Russian Empire invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Duchy of Livonia

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Kingdom of Sweden

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Poland-Lithuania (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Principality of Moldavia invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Tsardom of Russia invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Kingdom of Sweden invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Nogai and Crimea invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Poland-Lithuania

statistic iconAll times that Cossack Hetmanate invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Poland-Lithuania (Saxony PU) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Crimean Khanate (Ottoman Empire) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Brandenburg-Prussia (Territories outside Confederation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Free Imperial city of Riga

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Habsburg (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Principality of Moldavia (Poland)

statistic iconAll times that Principality of Moldavia (Ottoman Empire) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Russia (Military Occupation)

statistic iconAll times that Russia (Military Occupation) and Saxony (Military Occupation) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Cossack Hetmanate (Russia) invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Tsardom of Russia

statistic iconAll times that Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth invaded Crimean Khanate (Ottoman Empire)

statistic iconAll times that Ottoman Empire invaded Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Time Series of Territorial Changes during specific Events

statisticConquests of Murad III

statisticSmolensk War

statisticConquests of Selim II

statisticWar of the Polish Succession

statisticRussian and Saxon Invasion of Poland

statisticTreaty of Vienna (1738)

statisticWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

statisticTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

statisticPolish-Russian War of 1792

statisticSouthern Theatre (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

statisticNorthern theatre

statisticSecond Partition of Poland

statisticKhmelnytsky Uprising

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

statisticPolish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

statisticInvasion of Polish Prussia

statisticTruce of Altmark

statisticTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

statisticPolish-Ottoman Wars

statisticPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

statisticPolish-Cossack-Tatar War (1666-1671)

statisticPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticFirst Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticTreaty of Buchach

statisticSecond Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticOttoman-Habsburg Wars

statisticGreat Turkish War

statisticPartitions of Poland

statisticSecond Partition of Poland

statisticRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

statistic1677 Campaign

statistic1678 Campaign

statistic1679 Campaign

statisticEuropean wars of religion

statisticThirty Years' War

statisticSwedish Period

statisticFranco-Swedish Period

statisticNorth German Front (Sweden)

statisticNorthern Wars

statisticLivonian War

statisticPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

statisticTreaty of Yam-Zapolsky

statisticRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

statisticTruce of Andrusovo

statisticSecond Northern War

statisticGreat Northern War

statisticPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

statisticWar against Augustus II

statisticRussian Campaign of Charles XII

statisticPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

statisticPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

statisticPeace of Nystad

statisticTime of Troubles

statisticPolish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

statisticTruce of Deulino

7. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

statistic iconPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: time series of its population and area throughout history

Historical Population and Area during specific Events

statisticConquests of Murad III

statisticSmolensk War

statisticConquests of Selim II

statisticWar of the Polish Succession

statisticRussian and Saxon Invasion of Poland

statisticTreaty of Vienna (1738)

statisticWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

statisticTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

statisticPolish-Russian War of 1792

statisticSouthern Theatre (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

statisticNorthern theatre

statisticSecond Partition of Poland

statisticKhmelnytsky Uprising

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

statisticPolish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

statisticPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

statisticInvasion of Polish Prussia

statisticTruce of Altmark

statisticTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

statisticPolish-Ottoman Wars

statisticPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

statisticPolish-Cossack-Tatar War (1666-1671)

statisticPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticFirst Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticTreaty of Buchach

statisticSecond Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

statisticOttoman-Habsburg Wars

statisticGreat Turkish War

statisticPartitions of Poland

statisticSecond Partition of Poland

statisticRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

statistic1677 Campaign

statistic1678 Campaign

statistic1679 Campaign

statisticEuropean wars of religion

statisticThirty Years' War

statisticSwedish Period

statisticFranco-Swedish Period

statisticNorth German Front (Sweden)

statisticNorthern Wars

statisticLivonian War

statisticPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

statisticTreaty of Yam-Zapolsky

statisticRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

statisticTruce of Andrusovo

statisticSecond Northern War

statisticGreat Northern War

statisticPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

statisticWar against Augustus II

statisticRussian Campaign of Charles XII

statisticPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

statisticPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

statisticPeace of Nystad

statisticTime of Troubles

statisticPolish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

statisticTruce of Deulino

8. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

summary iconEvents Navigation: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

All Territorial Changes during specific Events

summaryConquests of Murad III

summarySmolensk War

summaryConquests of Selim II

summaryWar of the Polish Succession

summaryRussian and Saxon Invasion of Poland

summaryTreaty of Vienna (1738)

summaryWar of the Polish Succession (1587-88)

summaryTatar invasions of Europe in the XVI and XVII centuries.

summaryPolish-Russian War of 1792

summarySouthern Theatre (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

summaryNorthern theatre

summarySecond Partition of Poland

summaryKhmelnytsky Uprising

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1600-11)

summaryPolish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1617-18)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1621-25)

summaryPolish-Swedish War (1626-29)

summaryInvasion of Polish Prussia

summaryTruce of Altmark

summaryTreaty of Stuhmsdorf

summaryPolish-Ottoman Wars

summaryPolish-Ottoman War (1633-34)

summaryPolish-Cossack-Tatar War (1666-1671)

summaryPolish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryFirst Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryTreaty of Buchach

summarySecond Phase of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676)

summaryOttoman-Habsburg Wars

summaryGreat Turkish War

summaryPartitions of Poland

summarySecond Partition of Poland

summaryRusso-Turkish War (1676-1681)

summary1677 Campaign

summary1678 Campaign

summary1679 Campaign

summaryEuropean wars of religion

summaryThirty Years' War

summarySwedish Period

summaryFranco-Swedish Period

summaryNorth German Front (Sweden)

summaryNorthern Wars

summaryLivonian War

summaryPolish and Swedish counterattack (Livonian War)

summaryTreaty of Yam-Zapolsky

summaryRusso-Polish War (1654-1667)

summaryTruce of Andrusovo

summarySecond Northern War

summaryGreat Northern War

summaryPhase 1: Swedish Dominance

summaryWar against Augustus II

summaryRussian Campaign of Charles XII

summaryPhase 2: Sweden Defending itself

summaryPeace Treaties of the Great Northern War

summaryPeace of Nystad

summaryTime of Troubles

summaryPolish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

summaryTruce of Deulino

9. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

city iconBely

city iconBiałystok

city iconBiržai

city iconBreslau

city iconBrest (Belarus)

city iconBrodnica

city iconBromberg

city iconChemikow

city iconChyhyryn

city iconCzęstochowa

city iconDanzig

city iconDaugavgrīva

city iconDaugavpils

city iconDorogobuzh

city iconDubienka

city iconEger

city iconElbląg

city iconFraustadt

city iconFrombork

city iconGniew

city iconGomel

city iconGrodno

city iconGórzno

city iconGłowa Gdańska Fort

city iconHolowczyn

city iconKalisz

city iconKamianets-Podilskyi

city iconKaunas

city iconKhotyn

city iconKielce

city iconKletsk

city iconKonitz

city iconKosten

city iconKraków

city iconLeniwka

city iconLjachawitschy

city iconLublin

city iconLubowla

city iconLudza

city iconLviv

city iconMalatitze

city iconMalbork

city iconMinsk

city iconMir

city iconMogilev

city iconMstsislaw

city iconNevel

city iconNieśwież

city iconNowy

city iconOlsztyn

city iconOrneta

city iconOrsha

city iconOstroh

city iconOzeryshche

city iconPinsk

city iconPodhajce

city iconPolotsk

city iconPoznań

city iconPuck

city iconPułtusk

city iconPłock

city iconRadomsko

city iconRawa Mazowiecka

city iconRiga

city iconRivne

city iconRoslavl

city iconRēzekne

city iconSchwerin an der Warthe

city iconSlonim

city iconSmolensk

city iconStarogard

city iconTatarsk

city iconTczew

city iconTillendorf

city iconToropets

city iconToruń

city iconUsvyat

city iconVelikiye Luki

city iconVelizh

city iconVilnius

city iconVitebsk

city iconWarsaw

city iconWieluń

city iconZelwa

city iconZhashkov

city iconŁódź

city iconŁęczyca

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