Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649

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Russian legal code early modern legal code law code

Sobornoye Ulozheniye was a comprehensive Russian legal code enacted in 1649 that systematized Muscovite law, entrenched serfdom, and shaped the governance of the Tsardom of Russia for decades.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649	4
Council Code of 1649 (Sobornoye Ulozheniye)	2
Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649 canonical	1

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Target entity: Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649
Context triple: [Aleksey Mikhailovich Romanov, notableFor, Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649]

A. Sudebnik of 1497
The Sudebnik of 1497 was a landmark Muscovite law code issued under Ivan III that centralized judicial authority and helped lay the foundations of the Russian legal system.
B. Russkaya Pravda
Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
C. Danish Code of 1683
The Danish Code of 1683 is a comprehensive national law code that standardized and modernized the legal system of the Kingdom of Denmark under King Christian V.
D. Charter of the City of Moscow
The Charter of the City of Moscow is the fundamental municipal law that defines the structure, powers, and governance framework of Moscow as a constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
E. Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686
The Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686 was a decree by the Ecumenical Patriarchate that transferred the right to ordain the Metropolitan of Kyiv to the Moscow Patriarch, becoming a key historical document in later disputes over church jurisdiction in Ukraine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Sobornoye Ulozheniye law code of 1649
Target entity description: Sobornoye Ulozheniye was a comprehensive Russian legal code enacted in 1649 that systematized Muscovite law, entrenched serfdom, and shaped the governance of the Tsardom of Russia for decades.

A. Sudebnik of 1497
The Sudebnik of 1497 was a landmark Muscovite law code issued under Ivan III that centralized judicial authority and helped lay the foundations of the Russian legal system.
B. Russkaya Pravda
Russkaya Pravda was the principal medieval law code of Kyivan Rus, outlining its legal norms, social structure, and judicial practices.
C. Danish Code of 1683
The Danish Code of 1683 is a comprehensive national law code that standardized and modernized the legal system of the Kingdom of Denmark under King Christian V.
D. Charter of the City of Moscow
The Charter of the City of Moscow is the fundamental municipal law that defines the structure, powers, and governance framework of Moscow as a constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
E. Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686
The Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686 was a decree by the Ecumenical Patriarchate that transferred the right to ordain the Metropolitan of Kyiv to the Moscow Patriarch, becoming a key historical document in later disputes over church jurisdiction in Ukraine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian legal code ⓘ early modern legal code ⓘ law code ⓘ
approvedBy	Zemsky Sobor ⓘ linked to: Zemsky Sobor of 1613
codificationType	comprehensive codification of Muscovite law ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	church affairs ⓘ criminal offenses and punishments ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ military service ⓘ state administration ⓘ taxation ⓘ urban regulation ⓘ
country	Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
dateEnacted	1649 ⓘ
draftedUnderRuler	Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ⓘ linked to: Tsar Alexis of Russia
effectOnPeasantry	abolished time limits on peasant searches by landlords ⓘ legally bound peasants to the land ⓘ
effectOnRunawaySerfs	made search for runaway peasants indefinite ⓘ
effectOnSocialStructure	restricted mobility of peasants ⓘ strengthened the landed gentry ⓘ
effectOnSociety	entrenched serfdom in Russia ⓘ
historicalEra	early modern period ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Muscovite Russia ⓘ linked to: Tsardom of Russia
impact	contributed to the consolidation of autocracy ⓘ shaped governance of the Tsardom of Russia for decades ⓘ standardized legal procedures across the realm ⓘ
influenced	subsequent Russian imperial legislation ⓘ
inForceAlongside	later imperial decrees and reforms ⓘ
inForceUntil	first half of the 19th century ⓘ
jurisdiction	Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
legalStatusOfSerfs	defined peasants as hereditary serfs ⓘ
legalSystem	Muscovite law ⓘ
legalTradition	Orthodox Christian legal culture ⓘ
mainSubject	administrative law ⓘ civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ social regulation ⓘ
placeOfEnactment	Moscow ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ⓘ linked to: Tsar Alexis of Russia
purpose	regulation of relations between estates ⓘ strengthening central authority of the tsar ⓘ systematization of existing decrees and customary law ⓘ
reasonForAdoption	need to stabilize and regularize post–Time of Troubles governance ⓘ
relatedEvent	Time of Troubles ⓘ
replaced	Sudebnik of 1550 ⓘ earlier Muscovite decrees and customs ⓘ
structure	organized into chapters and articles ⓘ

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