Qashan ( tt-Cyrl, Кашан, translit=Qaşan) was a medieval city in
Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria, was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state wi ...
, on the right bank of
Kama river
The Kama (russian: Ка́ма, ; tt-Cyrl, Чулман, ''Çulman''; udm, Кам) is a long[«Река ...]
from the 12th to the 15th century.
In the 12th and 13th centuries it was one of the administrative and political centres of the Lower Kama region of
Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria, was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state wi ...
.
In the 14th century it became a capital of the
Qashan Duchy
Qashan Duchy was once a Bolghar Duchy in modern-day Tatarstan. After the 13th century Mongol invasion, Bolghar became dependent on Volga Bulgaria and became a vassal state of the Golden Horde.
The capital, Qashan supported a citizen population ...
. In 1391 it was destroyed by ''
ushkuiniks
Ushkuyniks (russian: ушкуйники), also ushkuiniks were medieval Novgorodian pirates which operated along the Volga River, the eastern part of Scandinavia, and north of the Ural mountains in 12th-15th century. Some historians see them a ...
'', Russian river pirates, and finally in 1399 by
Muscovy troops.
Ruins are situated near the present village of Shuran in the
Laishevsky District of
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
.
See also
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Keşan
Keşan is the name of a district of Edirne Province, Turkey, and also the name of the largest in the district town of Keşan ( bg, Кешан; gr, Κεσσάνη, Byzantine Greek: Ρουσιον, ''Rusion'') In 2010 Keşan had a permanent populat ...
References
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History of Tatarstan
Golden Horde
Volga Bulgaria
Defunct towns in Russia
Archaeological sites in Tatarstan
Former populated places in Russia
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Tatarstan
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