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Russia Captures the Khanate of Kazan

Type Event Region Europe Time 1552

From August to October 1552, Ivan IV of Moscow besieged and captured Kazan, destroying the Khanate of Kazan, which had existed for nearly a century.…

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  1. 1552Volga River basin · RussiaIn June 1552 Ivan IV personally led 150,000 troops and 150 artillery pieces on a second expedition. Learning from the failure of 1550, the army marched north up the Volga and established a forward base at Sviyazhsk.
  2. 1552Kazan Kremlin · KazanRussian forces surrounded Kazan with trenches and siege artillery; Khan Yetymer and the garrison resisted for about 50 days. The Russians dug tunnels to blow up the city walls and launched an assault on September 30.
  3. 1552Kazan · TatarstanOn October 2 Kazan fell, Yetymer was captured, and the Khanate of Kazan was formally extinguished. Russia established Kazan Province here and began demolishing mosques and building Orthodox churches to consolidate its rule.

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