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Partitions of Poland

1772 CE – 1795 CE

Three neighbouring empires carved up the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in three partitions, erasing one of Europe's largest states from the map for 123 years.

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18th-century forced partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Conflict · Europe

Partitions of Poland

1772 CE – 1795 CE

Three neighbouring empires carved up the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in three partitions, erasing one of Europe's largest states from the map for 123 years.

Standing in 1772 CE

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