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The 53 pages that link to Grand Duchy of Lithuania, each with the reason it gives.

• Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthBroader topic: It retained distinct institutions and lands within the union.

• Kievan Rus'Related: It incorporated many western Rus' territories after Kyiv's political decline.

• Kingdom of PolandCompared with: It was Poland’s distinct partner, with its own ruler, laws, and institutions.

• MuscovyCompared with: It competed with Moscow for influence over Rus’ lands and their populations.

• Union of LublinRelated: It entered the union while retaining its own laws, offices, and army.

• Battle of GrunwaldRelated: Lithuania’s alliance with Poland demonstrated its growing power against the Order.

• Novgorod RepublicCompared with: Lithuania competed with Moscow for influence over Rus' territories, including Novgorod's political alignment.

• LithuaniaNarrower topic: It was the predecessor state whose lands and political traditions shaped Lithuania.

• BelarusNarrower topic: Belarusian lands formed a central part of this state for centuries.

• Christianization of LithuaniaNarrower topic: The conversion transformed the religious identity of this diverse polity.

• Ivan III of RussiaRelated: Lithuania controlled many lands claimed by Moscow and was Ivan’s principal western rival.

• Polish–Lithuanian UnionNarrower topic: It was the eastern partner whose autonomy and territories shaped the union’s terms.

• Livonian ConfederationCompared with: Its centralized princely authority contrasted with Livonia’s divided rule.

• JogailaRelated: Jogaila’s Lithuanian authority remained a foundation of the Polish-Lithuanian relationship.

• Sigismund II AugustusNarrower topic: Sigismund ruled it alongside Poland and negotiated its new constitutional relationship with the Crown.

• Vytautas the GreatNarrower topic: Vytautas’s campaigns and administration strengthened this state during his grand duchy.

• Belarusian languageRelated: Its administration used Ruthenian, a key antecedent of Belarusian literary culture.

• Dmitry DonskoyRelated: Lithuanian alliances and campaigns shaped Dmitry’s western frontier and rivalries.

• VilniusRelated: Vilnius developed as its political center and later capital.

• MindaugasNarrower topic: It grew from the political consolidation associated with Mindaugas’s rule.

• Jan DługoszRelated: Its rulers and armies feature prominently in Długosz’s account of Polish-Lithuanian history.

• PodoliaRelated: Lithuanian rule extended over Podolia after the region’s incorporation in the fourteenth century.

• BoyarRelated: Its Ruthenian nobles shared traditions and titles associated with boyar status.

• Kingdom of Galicia–VolhyniaRelated: Lithuanian rulers gained Volhynian lands during the struggle over Galicia–Volhynia’s succession.

• VolhyniaRelated: Lithuanian rule reshaped Volhynia’s political and legal life after the region’s Rus’ principalities declined.

• East SlavsRelated: Its rule shaped political and cultural life in lands now associated with Belarus and Ukraine.

• MinskRelated: Minsk became an important center within this state after its expansion into the region.

• Polotsk PrincipalityNarrower topic: Polotsk became part of this expanding polity after its period of independent rule.

• Rus' peopleRelated: Its growth carried Rus' political and cultural traditions into a new multiethnic realm.

• SamogitiaNarrower topic: Samogitia's political fate was bound to this state's expansion and diplomacy.

• VitebskRelated: Vitebsk became part of this state during its expansion across Belarusian lands.

• BiałystokRelated: Białystok lay in a region shaped by Lithuanian and Polish political histories.

• KaunasNarrower topic: Kaunas developed within this state’s political and trading networks.

• Lithuanian JewsRelated: Its rulers granted privileges that helped Jewish communities settle and organize.

• GediminasNarrower topic: Gediminas expanded and strengthened this state during his reign.

• Battle of OrshaNarrower topic: Its forces formed the Lithuanian part of the army at Orsha.

• Battle of the Vorskla RiverNarrower topic: Its expansion into the southern steppe brought it into direct conflict with the Horde.

• GrodnoRelated: Grodno became a major residence and political center within this state.

• History of LithuaniaBroader topic: Its rise made Lithuania a major regional power and shaped centuries of its history.

• Pskov RepublicCompared with: Pskov faced Lithuanian power while maintaining a distinct civic government.

• Volyn OblastRelated: Volhynia became part of the duchy during its expansion across the region.

• Grand Principality of MoscowCompared with: Lithuania competed with Moscow for authority over former lands of Kyivan Rus’.

• History of BelarusBroader topic: It incorporated most Belarusian lands and governed them for centuries.

• Jan Karol ChodkiewiczNarrower topic: Chodkiewicz belonged to the Lithuanian political elite and held offices in the Grand Duchy.

• VinnytsiaRelated: Vinnytsia’s early history is tied to Lithuanian rule in Podolia.

• BabruyskNarrower topic: Babruysk became part of this state after the region shifted from earlier Rus' rule.

• Battle of Blue WatersNarrower topic: Its expansion under Algirdas brought Lithuanian forces into conflict with the Horde.

• GomelRelated: Gomel passed under Lithuanian rule as the duchy expanded across Belarusian lands.

• KnyazRelated: Its rulers and regional nobles used knyaz titles within a multilingual political order.

• LitvinismBroader topic: Litvinism treats this polity as a foundation of Belarusian state tradition.