Khanate of Kazan

Tatar state on the Volga (1438–1552)

Khanate of Kazan

The Khanate of Kazan, also called the Kazan Khanate, was a Tatar state on the Middle Volga, in the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria, from the mid-15th century until 1552. It covered present-day Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan; its capital was Kazan. The khanate was one of the successor states of the Golden Horde.

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