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Epifan
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Yepifan.
Yepifan was founded by KnyazIvan Mstislavsky (Ivan the Terrible's cousin) as a fort (Yepifan Fortress) against the Crimean Tatars (see Great Abatis Border). The people of Yepifan supported Ivan Bolotnikov during the Time of Troubles. The town was ravaged by Ivan Zarutsky and the Tatars on several occasions. The last Tatar raid on Yepifan was recorded in 1659.