Siege of Kazan (1552)
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The Siege of Kazan (1552) was a decisive Russian military campaign under Ivan the Terrible that captured the Tatar capital of Kazan, effectively ending the Kazan Khanate and marking a major step in Russia’s eastward expansion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Russo-Kazan Wars
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Russian campaigns against the Astrakhan Khanate
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consolidation of Russian rule in the Middle Volga ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Kazan Khanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Ivan IV of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Alexander Gorbaty-Shuisky NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Andrey Kurbsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Qol Sharif (defender) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yapanchay (defender) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryAtTime | Kazan Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1552-10-02 ⓘ |
| hasForceStrength | Russian army significantly larger than Kazan garrison ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorated in Russian chronicles and epic literature
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influenced later Russian fortress and city-building in the Volga region ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Kazan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazan Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Russian victory
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annexation of Kazan Khanate by Russia ⓘ end of the Kazan Khanate as an independent state ⓘ fall of Kazan ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
decisive turning point in the Russo-Kazan Wars
ⓘ
key stage in Russia’s expansion toward the Urals and Siberia ⓘ major step in the formation of a multiethnic Russian state ⓘ marked the end of Tatar rule in Kazan ⓘ opened the Volga region to Russian control ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1552-08-23 ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
mining and undermining of city walls
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prolonged artillery bombardment ⓘ storming of fortifications ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1552 ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroups |
Chuvash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mari ⓘ Russians ⓘ Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedReligion |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledBy | Tsar Ivan IV in person NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian eastward expansion
ⓘ
Russo-Kazan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | failed Russian campaigns against Kazan in the 1540s ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
early modern siege artillery
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sappers and mining techniques ⓘ |
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