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The 94 pages that link to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, each with the reason it gives.

• Partitions of PolandNarrower topic: The state divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria in the three partitions.

• Grand Duchy of LithuaniaBroader topic: The Union of Lublin transformed the duchy's relationship with Poland while preserving its separate institutions.

• Kievan Rus'Compared with: Its later rule over former Rus' territories contrasted with the earlier Kyiv-centered polity.

• Second Polish RepublicNarrower topic: It was the earlier Polish state whose loss shaped later ideas of national restoration.

• Kingdom of PolandBroader topic: The Commonwealth was the kingdom’s successor in a shared political structure.

• Treaty of KarlowitzRelated: It recovered Podolia and parts of the right bank of the Dnieper.

• Crimean KhanateRelated: Its borderlands were frequent targets of Crimean raids and sites of diplomacy.

• WarsawRelated: Warsaw became the Commonwealth’s political center as royal institutions settled there.

• Polish national identityNarrower topic: Its political traditions and diverse population complicate later ideas of Polish nationhood.

• Union of LublinBroader topic: The Union established this state and defined its shared monarch, parliament, and foreign policy.

• Congress PolandNarrower topic: Congress Poland revived Polish political institutions after the Commonwealth’s partition and disappearance.

• Hasidic JudaismNarrower topic: The movement's early communities formed within this multiethnic polity.

• SilesiaCompared with: Much of Silesia lay outside the Commonwealth during its later centuries, despite earlier Polish rule.

• Union of KrewoBroader topic: It was a later, much more integrated outcome of the relationship begun at Krewo.

• Cossack HetmanateNarrower topic: The Hetmanate emerged in revolt against Commonwealth rule over Ukrainian lands.

• LithuaniaRelated: Lithuania shared a joint state with Poland for more than two centuries.

• Livonian WarRelated: Its armies under Stephen Báthory turned the war against Russia in the late 1570s.

• BelarusRelated: Its rule left enduring Polish and Catholic influences in Belarus.

• Liberum vetoNarrower topic: The liberum veto belonged to this state’s parliamentary system.

• VistulaRelated: The Vistula linked major regions of the Commonwealth and carried grain toward Baltic ports.

• Jagiellonian dynastyBroader topic: The Union of Lublin created it during Sigismund II Augustus's reign.

• PolandBroader topic: The Commonwealth shaped Poland’s political traditions and regional influence before its partitions.

• Polish–Lithuanian UnionBroader topic: It was the union’s most developed and enduring political form.

• Constitution of 3 May 1791Narrower topic: The constitution was an attempted reform of this state's political system.

• Golden LibertyNarrower topic: Golden Liberty developed as the Commonwealth’s political order.

• Sigismund III VasaNarrower topic: Sigismund's Polish title placed him at the head of this elective federation.

• Augustus II the StrongNarrower topic: Augustus’s Polish crown rested on this elective commonwealth, whose nobles limited royal power.

• JogailaCompared with: It was a later, more integrated union than the dynastic arrangement Jogaila initiated.

• First Partition of PolandNarrower topic: The partition dismantled this state rather than dividing the modern Polish nation-state.

• Polish NationalismNarrower topic: Its political legacy supplied both symbols and contested precedents for later national claims.

• SejmNarrower topic: The Sejm was its central national legislative assembly.

• Sigismund II AugustusBroader topic: The Union of Lublin created this state under Sigismund’s authority.

• Bohdan KhmelnytskyRelated: Its authorities governed Ukrainian lands before and during the uprising.

• Jadwiga of PolandNarrower topic: It was a later political outcome of the relationship whose dynastic roots reach Jadwiga’s reign.

• John III SobieskiNarrower topic: Sobieski ruled this elective monarchy, whose institutions shaped his power and foreign policy.

• Third Partition of PolandNarrower topic: The third partition ended this state’s independent existence.

• VilniusRelated: Vilnius remained a major city within the Commonwealth’s Lithuanian lands.

• Brandenburg-PrussiaCompared with: Its earlier overlordship of Ducal Prussia contrasts with the Hohenzollerns' later independence.

• Elective monarchyBroader topic: Its noble electorate chose kings in a system known as free election.

• Second Partition of PolandNarrower topic: The partition removed a large share of its territory and reduced its sovereignty.

• Duchy of Courland and SemigalliaNarrower topic: The duchy’s early sovereignty was limited by its formal relationship to this larger state.

• Galicia (Eastern Europe)Narrower topic: Much of the territory later called Galicia belonged to this commonwealth before 1772.

• GdańskNarrower topic: Gdańsk prospered as a major port within this commonwealth.

• Augustus III of PolandNarrower topic: Its elective monarchy and parliamentary institutions constrained Augustus’s rule.

• History of PolandBroader topic: Its elective monarchy and shared institutions shaped Poland’s early modern political life.

• Khmelnytsky UprisingNarrower topic: Its political order and magnate power formed the authority the rebels challenged.

• VolhyniaRelated: The Union of Lublin transferred Volhynia from Lithuania to the Polish Crown within this commonwealth.

• East SlavsRelated: Its rule over East Slavic territories influenced religious, social, and political divisions.

• Hugo KołłątajNarrower topic: Kołłątaj’s reform plans addressed this state’s political institutions and its weakening sovereignty.

• Ivan MazepaRelated: Mazepa served in its royal court before entering Cossack politics.