Kasimov

Mongol khanate

Also known as: Gorodets-on-the-Oka

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The Kasimov Khanate was a Tatar khanate established in the mid-15th century, a successor state to the Mongol empire and the Golden Horde. It was founded by Ulugh Muhammad's son, Kasim, with the support of Vasily II of Moscow, and was located at Gorodets-on-the-Oka, later renamed Kasimov. The Kasimov Khanate existed as a political entity until around 1681, with its last khans eventually converting to Christianity. It was a thorn in the side of the Kazan Khanate until Kazan's extinction in 1552.1

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history of Central Asia
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The khanate of Kasimov was to be a thorn in Kazan’s flesh until the latter’s extinction in 1552. Kasimov itself survived as a political fiction until about 1681, by which time the last khans had abandoned Islam for Christianity.
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The khanate of Kasimov was to be a thorn in Kazan’s flesh until the latter’s extinction in 1552. Kasimov itself survived as a political fiction until about 1681, by which time the last khans had abandoned Islam for Christianity.
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