What the records say
- When
- 1487
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 55.79° N, 49.11° E
- Description
- 1487 part of the Russo-Kazan Wars
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Kazan (1487)
Russia's expansion to the East
The siege of Kazan took place between 18 May and 9 July 1487, during a succession dispute for the Khanate of Kazan's throne. Troops from the Grand Principality of Moscow, which were commanded by Daniil Kholmsky, intended to capture its capital Kazan in order to restore the reign of Möxämmädämin.
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