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Bar Confederation & First Partition of Poland

1768 CE – 1772 CE

Polish nobles formed the Bar Confederation to resist Russian domination, sparking a four-year civil war.

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Conflict · Europe

Bar Confederation & First Partition of Poland

1768 CE – 1772 CE

Polish nobles formed the Bar Confederation to resist Russian domination, sparking a four-year civil war. Russia crushed the revolt, and the three neighboring powers — Russia, Prussia, and Austria — carved up a third of Poland in the First Partition.

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Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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