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 | | His younger brother, Ivan I (Ivan Kalita; 132841), was not only granted the title of grand duke (1328) but was given the right to collect Tatar tributes from neighboring principalities. |
 | | Moreover, during Ivan's reign Moscow became the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church. |
 | | The adjacent areas were subdued or acquired, and Moscow's importance continued to increase, particularly under Ivan I's grandson, Dmitri Donskoi (135989), who was probably the first to bear the title grand duke of Moscow. |
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