Region: Eastern Europe & Russia · Coordinates: 55.789, 49.122 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1376 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | The khan founded Kazan (meaning 'cauldron, golden bottom') and settled Bulgars, Cheremis and others there. |
| AD 1467 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | Luno ran straight to the tsar's capital and at dawn landed from the boats to make a surprise attack on the suburbs. |
| AD 1506 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | The exhausted Rus army, resting, drowned itself in food and drink in its tents and did not attack Kazan, which would have surrendered in five days. |
| AD 1517 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | After the death of Mahmet Amin, the Crimean khan intervened deeply, fearing that the Kazan princes would enthrone a man from Astrakhan as king. |
| AD 1524 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | In spring 1524 a much larger army set out, determined to conquer Kazan. |
| AD 1544 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | A surprise attack by the Rus led the Kazan king to suspect that the nobles had secretly invited them; he killed some and drove out others. |
| AD 1548 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | This time the young tsar himself came under the walls of Kazan, the rebel capital, before which only governors had been sent before. |
| AD 1553 | Karamzin, History of the Russian State | On the Volga, 74 men who had killed merchants were executed, but Votyaks and Cheremis soon rose in revolt (Kazan here is regional context). |