Events Tagged: "succession crisis"

Death of Ashurbanipal - succession crisis weakens empire as multiple claimants fight for throne

Death of Khosrow I - end of Sassanid golden age, succession crisis follows

Death of Charles IV - dies without male heir, direct Capetian line ends after 341 years, succession crisis begins

Ivan the Terrible kills his son and heir Ivan Ivanovich in rage - ensures future Time of Troubles