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In 1328 Ivan Kalita received the approval of khan Muhammad Ozbeg to become the Grand Duke of Vladimir with the right to collect taxes from all Russian lands.Īccording to the Russian historian Kluchevsky, the rise of Moscow under Ivan I Kalita was determined by three factors.
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All of them were murdered in the Golden Horde. The main rivals of the princes of Moscow in this struggle were the princes of Tver – Mikhail, Dmitry the Terrible Eyes, and Alexander II, all of whom obtained the title of Grand Duke of Vladimir and were deprived of it. Ivan participated in the struggle to get the title of Grand Duke of Vladimir which could be obtained with the approval of a khan of the Golden Horde. Ivan was the son of the Prince of Moscow Daniil Aleksandrovich.Īfter the death of his elder brother Yury, Ivan inherited the Principality of Moscow.