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Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 1802 |
Preceding Ministry | |
Dissolved | 1917 |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Emperor of All Russia |
Headquarters | Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace Saint Petersburg |
Ministry executive |
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Parent Ministry | Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire |
Ministry of War of the Russian Empire, (Russian: Военное министерство, Military Ministry) was an administrative body in the Russian Empire from 1802 to 1917.
It was established in 1802 as the Ministry of ground armed forces (Russian: Министерство военно-сухопутных сил) taking over responsibilities from the College of War during the Government reform of Alexander I. It was renamed to the Ministry of War in 1815.