Great Northern War
conflict between anti-Swedish coalition Led by Russia and Swedish empires in 1700–1721
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Summary
Great Northern War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,472 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Eastern Europe[3]
- Part of: Russo-Swedish Wars[4]
- Commons category: Great Northern War[5]
- Has part(s): The Siege of Reval[6], Battle of Narva[7], Battle of Gangut[8], Greater Wrath[9], surrender at Perevolochna[10], Battle of Poznań[11], Siege of Stettin[12]
- Start time: February 22, 1700[13]
- End time: September 10, 1721[14]
- Participant: Swedish Empire[15], Tsardom of Russia[16], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[17], Duke of Holstein-Gottorp[18], Ottoman Empire[19], Crimean Khanate[20], Principality of Moldavia[21], Wallachia[22], Cossack Hetmanate[23], Dutch Republic[24], Kingdom of Great Britain[25], Kalmyk Khanate[26], Electorate of Saxony[27], Denmark–Norway[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Northern War[29]
- Commons gallery: Great Northern War[30]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[34], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[35]
- Different from: Second Northern War[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Eesti 1000[37], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
Why It Matters
Great Northern War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]