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Kazan: History, Former Names & Timeline

A Tatar city on the Volga, capital of the Khanate of Kazan, taken by Ivan the Terrible in 1552.

Map showing Kazan in 1500Kazan
Border map for 1500. See Europe in 1500.

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Former names of Kazan

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1005Qazan

Timeline of Kazan

YearEvent
1438The Khanate of Kazan is founded
1552Ivan IV takes Kazan; Russia expands down the Volga
1804Kazan University is founded

Who ruled Kazan

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–201 BCUnclaimed / no data
200 BC–101 BCScythians
100 BC–799Unclaimed / no data
800–899Volga Bulgars
900–999Khazars
1000–1299Volga Bulgars
1300–1399Khanate of the Golden Horde
1400–1491White Horde
1492–1599Golden Horde
1600–1782Tsardom of Muscovy
1783–1919Russian Empire
1920–1929USSR
1930–1937White Russia
1938–1993USSR
1994–todayRussia