# Alexander II - Emperor of all Russia

URL: https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-ii
Reign: 1855 - 1881
Born-Died: 1818 - 1881
Dynasty: Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Russia

Alexander II, the 'Tsar Liberator', emancipated the serfs in 1861 and introduced judicial, local-government and military reforms. He was assassinated by Narodnaya Volya.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Nicholas I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-i)
- Succeeded by: [Alexander III](https://history-russia.com/rulers/alexander-iii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1855 - [Alexander II ascends the throne](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1855-alexander-ii-ascends-the-throne)
- 1856 - [Treaty of Paris](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1856-treaty-of-paris)
- 1860 - [Amur and Vladivostok](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1860-amur-and-vladivostok)
- 1861 - [Emancipation of the serfs](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1861-emancipation-of-the-serfs)
- 1863 - [January Uprising](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1863-january-uprising)
- 1864 - [Zemstvos and judicial reform](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1864-zemstvos-and-judicial-reform)
- 1864 - [End of the Caucasian War](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1864-end-of-the-caucasian-war)
- 1865 - [Conquest of Tashkent](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1865-conquest-of-tashkent)
- 1867 - [Sale of Alaska](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1867-sale-of-alaska)
- 1869 - [Mendeleev's periodic table](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1869-mendeleev-s-periodic-table)
- 1874 - [Universal military service](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1874-universal-military-service)
- 1877 - [Siege of Plevna](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1877-siege-of-plevna)
- 1878 - [San Stefano and the Congress of Berlin](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1878-san-stefano-and-the-congress-of-berlin)
- 1879 - [Narodnaya Volya](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1879-narodnaya-volya)
- 1880 - [The Brothers Karamazov](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1880-the-brothers-karamazov)
- 1881 - [Assassination of Alexander II](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1881-assassination-of-alexander-ii)
- 1881 - [Pogroms and the May Laws](https://history-russia.com/timeline/1881-pogroms-and-the-may-laws)