Title first used by Ivan the Great (4)

I believe the answer is:

tsar

(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Autocrat" , "Potentate" , "Absolute ruler" , "Peter the Great, for example" , "Russian monarch" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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