Timeline of Kazan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins.^[1]
• 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.^[2][3]
• 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.^[4]
• 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.^[4]
• 1770 - Märcani Mosque built.
• 1774
  • July: Battle of Kazan (1774).
  • Fire.^[5]
• 1788 - Kazan Gunpowder Plant established near city.
• 1804 - University founded.^[6]
• 1815 - Fire.^[4]
• 1825 - Fire.^[4]
• 1849 - Nurulla Mosque built.
• 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.
• 1881 - Population: 134,700.^[7]
• 1883 - Population: 140,726.^[4]
• 1890 - Äcem Mosque built.
• 1894 - Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
• 1895 - Kazan Art School founded.
• 1896 - Railway station built.
• 1897 - Population: 131,508.

20th century

• 1900 - Population: 143,707.^[4]
• 1913 - Population: 195,300.^[8]
• 1917
  • 14 August: 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire begins.
  • 12 December: Idel-Ural State declared.
• 1918
  • 5-7 August: Capture of Kazan by the White Army.
  • 5-10 September: Red Army Kazan Operation occurs.
• 1924 - Kazan Zoo founded.^[9]
• 1973 - Vakhitovsky district formed.^[10]
• 1986 - Kazan International Airport active.
• 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.^[11]
• 1991 - Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
• 1992 - May: World Congress of Tatars meets in Kazan.^[11]
• 1998 - Madina Mosque built.^[12]

21st century

• 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.
• 2005
  • Kazan Metro begins operating.
  • Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and Qolşärif Mosque^[11] open.
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" created.
  • Ilsur Metshin becomes mayor.
• 2008 - 9 January: 2008 Kazan gas explosion.
• 2013
  • Kazan Arena opens.^[13]
  • 2013 Summer Universiade (athletic event) held in Kazan.

See also

• History of Kazan
• Other names of Kazan

References

1. Lawrence N. Langer (2002). Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
2. "Russia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved March 2015.
3. Norman E. Saul (2015). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-4437-5.
4. "Kazan", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
5. William Henry Overall, ed. (1870), "Kasan", Dictionary of Chronology, London: William Tegg, OCLC 2613202
6. "Kazan", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
7. "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
8. "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
9. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
10. "Районы Казани" [Kazan districts]. City of Kazan Official Web-Portal (in Russian). City of Kazan. Retrieved March 2015.
11. Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
12. ArchNet. "Kazan". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
13. "A Look at the Venues Hosting 2018 World Cup", New York Times, 15 July 2014

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

Further reading

• Abraham Rees (1819), "Kazan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown – via Hathi Trust
• George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Kazan". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.
• "Kazan", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
• "Kazan", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
• William Henry Beable (1919), "Kazan", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
• C. Edmund Bosworth, ed. (2007). "Kazan". Historic Cities of the Islamic World. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill.

External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kazan, various dates