Boris Godunov
1552 CE–1605 CE · Moscow
Boris Godunov (1552–1605) rose as the leading minister and de facto regent during the reign of the weak Tsar Feodor I, and after Feodor's death was elected tsar in 1598, following the extinction of the Rurikid dynasty. His reign began with promise but was overwhelmed by a catastrophic famine from 1601 to 1603 that killed a large part of the population. His authority was further undermined by the appearance of a pretender, known as the False Dmitry, who claimed to be Ivan the Terrible's dead son. Godunov died suddenly in 1605, and the ensuing collapse of order opened the full crisis of the Time of Troubles.
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- Tokugawa Ieyasu· 1543 CE–1616 CE
- Feodor I· 1557 CE–1598 CE
- Naresuan the Great· 1555 CE–1605 CE
- Powhatan (Wahunsenacawh)· 1547 CE–1618 CE
- Akbar the Great· 1542 CE–1605 CE
- Mehmed III· 1566 CE–1603 CE
- Murad III· 1546 CE–1595 CE
- Maharana Pratap· 1540 CE–1597 CE
- Elizabeth I· 1533 CE–1603 CE
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi· 1537 CE–1598 CE
- Wanli Emperor· 1563 CE–1620 CE
- Jahangir· 1569 CE–1627 CE
- Túpac Amaru· 1545 CE–1572 CE
- Oda Nobunaga· 1534 CE–1582 CE
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