Catherine II the Great1783
Catherine annexes Crimea , a mere nine years after it had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war against the Turks
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Catherine annexes Crimea , a mere nine years after it had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war against the Turks
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