History

Chronology of the Main Events

View of Kazan Kremlin

922-Acceptance of Islam by Volga Bulgaria
985-Peace treaty between Volga Bulgaria and Kievan Rus
XIIth c.- Founding of Kazan
1212-First extant work of Tatar literature, the epic poem "Tale about Yusuf" of Kul-Gali
1446-Kazan becomes the capital of the Kazan Khanate
1486-Treaty of "Eternal peace" between Moscow and Kazan
1552-Siege and fall of Kazan
1708-Kazan becomes a provincial capital
1742-The peak of religious persecution of Muslims
1774-Kazan captured by the troops of Emel'yan Pugachev
1788-Catherine II restores the right to worship Islam
1801-Beginning of provincial publishing
1804-Foundation of Kazan University
1826-Public exposition of Lobachevsky's origins of non-Euclidean geometry
1871-First edition of the yearly almanac in Tatar, published by Kayum Nasyri
1886-Birth of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay
1906-First public theatre performance in the Tatar lenguage
1918-Defeat of the "Republic beyond the Bulak"
1944-The heroic exploit of Musa Djalil
1989-Celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the acceptance of Islam in the Volga area in Muslim Chronology
1990-Declaration of the sovereign Republic of Tatarstan
1994-Signing of the bilateral state Treaty with the Russian Republic

On this Web-page we have used materials from the book:
"Kazan. The Enchanted Capital" (Flint River Press Ltd, London, 1995).

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