# Prussian deportations (1885)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1885-prussian-deportations
Location: Prussian partition

Prussia expelled about 30,000 Poles and Jews who lacked German citizenship from its eastern provinces, part of its Germanisation policy. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (1885), the governing authority was Alexander III (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). His reign brought the most intensive Russification of education and administration in Congress Poland. Prussian deportations mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Prussian deportations mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland.

Ruler at the time: [Alexander III](https://poland-history.com/rulers/alexander-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Prussian deportations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_deportations)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Prussian deportations](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Prussian+deportations)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))