Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Quick Facts

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Map showing Poland's territory in 1634 under the reign of Wladyslaw IV Vasa, shaded in pink and spanning from the Baltic Sea in the north to near Kyiv in the southeast. Major present-day cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Vilnius, Minsk, Lwow (Lviv), Pinsk, and Kyiv are marked within the territory, with surrounding cities like Moscow, Riga, Vienna, and Budapest shown for reference.

Map of Central and Eastern Europe highlighting the areas controlled by the Jagiellon dynasty, outlined with a red dashed line. The shaded regions include the Kingdom of Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Hungary, and Kingdom of Bohemia, along with major cities such as Krakow, Vilnius, Prague, Buda, and Kiev. Surrounding regions and notable cities like Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, and Constantinople are also shown for context.

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