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  1. Tsar - Wikipedia

    The primary meaning of tsar was thus an independent ruler, with no overlord, who could be either a king of one particular nation or people, as in the Bible, or an 'emperor' ruling over several nations, such as …

  2. Tsar | Russian Empire, Autocracy, Monarchy | Britannica

    Tsar, title associated primarily with rulers of Russia. The term tsar, a form of the ancient Roman imperial title caesar, generated a series of derivatives in Russian: tsaritsa, a tsar’s wife, or tsarina; tsarevich, …

  3. Tsar - World History Encyclopedia

    Nov 29, 2023 · Tsar was used to distinguish between the pagan Roman emperors of the past and the Christian emperors of modern times. The female equivalent of tsar is tsarina (also called tsaritsa). …

  4. Tsar Definition - AP World History: Modern Key Term | Fiveable

    The term 'Tsar' refers to the emperor of Russia, derived from the Latin word 'Caesar'. Tsars held absolute power and ruled over the vast territories of Russia, which expanded significantly during their …

  5. Why Russians called their monarch 'tsar' - Russia Beyond

    The word tsar is derived from the Latin title for Roman emperors - Caesar. It appears in Old East Slavonic in the 11th century. Russians called the Byzantine Emperor ‘tsar’.

  6. Tsardom of Russia - Wikipedia

    The tsar now controlled the entire Volga River and gained access to Central Asia. Expanding to the northwest toward the Baltic Sea proved to be much more difficult.

  7. Tsar of all Russia - Wikipedia

    The Tsar of all Russia, formally the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, [a][1] was the title of the Russian monarch from 1547 to 1721. During this period, the state was a tsardom.

  8. Murder of the Romanov family - Wikipedia

    On 22 March 1917, Tsar Nicholas II, deposed as a monarch and addressed by the sentries as "Nicholas Romanov", was reunited with his family at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo. He was placed …

  9. Donald Trump's border tsar won't pull ICE out of Minneapolis but

    The border tsar was deployed to the Twin Cities earlier this week by Donald Trump following weeks of escalating tensions surrounding federal immigration operations in the city.

  10. The 10 Most Important Russian Czars and Empresses - ThoughtCo

    May 12, 2025 · The Russian honorific "czar"—sometimes spelled "tsar"—derives from none other than Julius Caesar, who predated the Russian Empire by 1,500 years. Equivalent to a king or an emperor, …