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Monarch · Politician
Monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. He improved the legal system, cities, and universities, and strengthened the foundations of the Polish state. He is a person who thinks about the formation of states in medieval Eastern Europe.
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Work
Statutes of Wislica
c. 1347
Political event · Leader
Founding of Krakow University
1364
Cultural event · Leader
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Born into a royal family of the Piast dynasty, he inherited Poland, where tensions with neighboring countries continued. In order to stabilize the royal power, it was necessary to improve not only the military but also the law and administration.
He worked on improving the legal code, building forts, and promoting the city, and in 1364 founded the University of Cracow. He used diplomacy to reconcile territorial issues and strengthen the kingdom's governing foundations.
Memories of its construction and institutional development are so strong that it is said that ``We inherited a wooden Poland and left a stone Poland.'' This is an example of how the king's evaluation was directed not only at the war but also at home.
When you study Casimir III, you realize that the strength of medieval states was not only built on conquest, but also on law, cities, education, and finance. His reign was an important period in which the kingdoms of Eastern Europe established their own national foundations.
