CHRONOLOGY - Russia: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present - page 410

1799
Founding of Russian American Company.

1806
Russians conquer Dagestan and Baku.

1800
Russia changes alliances, tie to France.

1806-1812
War with Turkey.

1801
With Napoleon's encouragement Paul plans Rus-
sian expedition to India.
Palace coup and assassination of Paul.
Annexation of Kingdom of Georgia.
Nongentry allowed to own land.
Formation of Unofficial Committee.

1806-1815
Construction of new Admiralty building in St.
Petersburg by Zakharov.

1807
Abolition of serfdom in Duchy of Warsaw.
Russians defeated by Napoleon at Friedland.
Treaty of Tilsit with Napoleon.

1801-1825
Reign of Alexander I, first son of Paul.

1807-1811
Speransky reforms.

1802
Reorganization of senate and establishment of
ministries to replace administrative colleges.
University of Dorpat reopened.

1808-1809
War with Sweden.

1809
Speransky's plan for a constitution presented.
Grand Duchy of Warsaw expanded.
Krylov publishes first fables.
Abortive attempt to introduce civil service exam-
inations.
Conquest and annexation of Finland, which
becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy within
Russia.

1803
Law on voluntary emancipation of serfs.

1803-1811
Russian protectorate over principalities of west
Georgia (complete incorporation by 1857).

1804
Educational Reform; establishment of three
additional universities in Vilna, Kazan, and
Kharkov.
Statute on Jews establishes Pale of Settlement,
restricting Jewish residency to the western
provinces of the empire.

1810
Annexation of Kingdom of Imeretia.
Council of State established.

1811
Forcible integration of autocephalous Georgian
Church into Russian Orthodox Church.
Ministry of Police created; abolished in 1819.

1804-1807
Russia joins alliance against Napoleon.

1804-1813
Russo-Persian War, conquest of khanates in
northern Azerbaijan.

1812
Population of Russian Empire estimated at 41
million, based on tax revisions.
Treaty of Bucharest with Turkey. Russia acquires
Bessarabia, the northeastern part of the Prin-
cipality of Moldavia.

1805
War of Third Coalition.
Russians defeated by Napoleon at Austerlitz.