Ivan IV convenes Council of the Land, issues law code

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• Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference pp. 211-214 · open book

  Earlier, in 1550, after convening a kuriltai-like " Council of the Land," the tsar issued a new law code setting forth the right of every subj ect to ap peal to the tsar for protection of honor and well-being.

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