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Poland

16 periods and events, 960 – 1989.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
960 – 1370	Piast dynasty皮亚斯特王朝 Poland's first ruling house founds and expands the state.	Dynasty or era	Source
966	Baptism of Poland波兰受洗 Mieszko I accepts Christianity, tying Poland to Latin Europe.	Religion	Source
1386 – 1572	Jagiellonian dynasty雅盖隆王朝 Marriage with Lithuania's Jogaila begins Poland's golden age.	Dynasty or era	Source
1410	Battle of Grunwald格伦瓦尔德战役 Poland and Lithuania crush the Teutonic Knights.	War	Source
1543	Copernicus's heliocentric model哥白尼日心说 Nicolaus Copernicus publishes that the Earth orbits the Sun.	Technology	Source
1569 – 1795	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth波兰-立陶宛联邦 A vast elective monarchy with noble democracy and religious tolerance.	Politics	Source
1772 – 1795	Partitions of Poland瓜分波兰 Russia, Prussia and Austria carve up Poland in three stages, erasing it from the map.	Colonial	Source
1791	Constitution of 3 May五三宪法 Europe's first modern written constitution, a last attempt at reform.	Politics	Source
1830 – 1831	November Uprising十一月起义 A revolt against Russian rule is crushed; the January Uprising of 1863 meets the same fate.	War	Source
1918 – 1939	Second Polish Republic波兰第二共和国 Poland is reborn after World War I and repels the Red Army in 1920.	Politics	Source
1939 – 1945	German and Soviet occupation德苏占领 Invaded from both sides, Poland loses about a sixth of its population.	War	Source
1940 – 1945	Auschwitz奥斯维辛集中营 The largest Nazi death camp, where about 1.1 million people were murdered.	Other	Source
1944	Warsaw Uprising华沙起义 The Home Army rises against Germany; the city is razed after 63 days.	War	Source
1947 – 1989	Polish People's Republic波兰人民共和国 Communist rule under Soviet influence.	Politics	Source
1978	John Paul II elected pope约翰·保罗二世当选教宗 Kraków's archbishop becomes pope, inspiring opposition at home.	Religion	Source
1980 – 1989	Solidarity团结工会 Lech Wałęsa's free trade union grows into a mass movement; 1989 talks bring free elections.	Movement	Source

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