Partitions of Poland

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Historic map showing the partitions of Poland from 1772 to 1795, with color-coded regions indicating territories annexed by Prussia, Austria, and Russia during the first, second, and third partitions. The map labels key cities and regions, and outlines the shifting borders that led to the disappearance of Poland as an independent state during this period.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: The Ohio State University - Exploring Poland - Partitions of Poland.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 31, 2026
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 22, 2026
	Add new Web site: Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza / Adam Mickiewicz University Law Review - Economic Origins of the Partitions (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	May 04, 2025
	Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - Exploring Poland - Partitions of Poland.	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Lodz Repository - Poland in the Period of Partitions 1795�1914.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: Culture.pl - When Poland Was Nowhere: Foreigners Reflect on the Partitions and a Stateless Nation.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "The partitions of Poland".	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 22, 2024
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - The Three Partitions, 1764-95.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 20, 2023
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Oct 24, 2018
	Add new Web site: Academia - The Partitions of Poland through the eyes of the London Times (2010).	Gloria Lotha	Jul 14, 2016
	Add new Web site: Academia - The Partitions of Poland through the eyes of the London Times (2010).	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Apr 22, 2016
	Changed "Kulmhof" to "Kulm" on Partitions of Poland map.	Jeff Wallenfeldt Michał Mitręga	Apr 28, 2015
	Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - History of Poland.	Darshana Das	Dec 16, 2010
	Added a video overview of the Partitions of Poland.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 28, 2010
	Article revised and updated.	Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer	Sep 30, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 06, 2003
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 12, 1998
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998