The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 1438 - Khanate of Kazan begins.[1]
- 1486 - Kazan and the Russians sign a peace treaty.[2]
- 1552 - Siege of Kazan; Russians in power.[3][4]
- 1562 - Annunciation cathedral founded.[5]
- 1579 - Bogoroditski convent built.[5]
- 1708 - Kazan becomes the capital of the Kazan Governorate.[2]
- 1742 - The peak of persecution of the Muslims of Kazan by the Russians.[2]
- 1770 - Märcani Mosque built.
- 1774
- July: Battle of Kazan (1774).
- Fire.[6]
- 1788 - Kazan Gunpowder Plant established near city.
- 1804 - University founded.[7]
- 1815 - Fire.[5]
- 1825 - Fire.[5]
- 1849 - Nurulla Mosque built.
- 1875 - Horse tramway begins operating.[citation needed]
- 1881 - Population: 134,700.[8]
- 1883 - Population: 140,726.[5]
- 1890 - Äcem Mosque built.
- 1894 - Moscow-Kazan Railway begins operating.
- 1895 - Kazan Art School founded.
- 1896 - Railway station built.
- 1897 - Population: 131,508.
- 1900 - Population: 143,707.[5]
20th century edit
- 1913 - Population: 195,300.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 1965 - Population: 762,000.[11]
- 1973 - Vakhitovsky district formed.[12]
- 1985 - Population: 1,047,000.[13]
- 1986 - Kazan International Airport active.
- 1989 - Kazan celebrates the 1100th anniversary of the conversion of Islam in the region.[2]
- 1990 - 8 August: Yeltsin gives speech ("as much sovereignty as you can swallow") in Kazan.[14]
- 1991 - Kamil Iskhakov becomes mayor.
- 1992 - May: World Congress of Tatars meets in Kazan.[14]
- 1998 - Madina Mosque built.[15]
- 2000 - City becomes part of the Volga Federal District.
21st century edit
- 2005
- Kazan Metro begins operating.
- Millennium Bridge (Kazan) and Qolşärif Mosque[14] 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.[16]
- 2013 Summer Universiade (athletic event) held in Kazan.
- 2021
- 11 May - Kazan school shooting
See also edit
- History of Kazan
- Other names of Kazan
- Timelines of other cities in the Volga Federal District of Russia: Nizhny Novgorod, Samara
References edit
- ^ Lawrence N. Langer (2002). Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
- ^ a b c d Bukharaev, Ravilʹ (1995). Kazan: The Enchanted Capital. Flint River Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-871489-19-4.
- ^ "Russia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Norman E. Saul (2015). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-4437-5.
- ^ a b c d e f Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1910). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 704.
- ^ William Henry Overall, ed. (1870), "Kasan", Dictionary of Chronology, London: William Tegg, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949, OCLC 2613202
- ^ "Kazan", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5ms79
- ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1885). "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.
- ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
- ^ "Районы Казани" [Kazan districts]. City of Kazan Official Web-Portal (in Russian). City of Kazan. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
- ^ ArchNet. "Kazan". Archived from the original on 5 May 2008.
- ^ "A Look at the Venues Hosting 2018 World Cup", New York Times, 15 July 2014
This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Kazan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7fr04x03 – via Hathi Trust
- George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Kazan". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company. hdl:2027/hvd.hn585r.
- "Kazan", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
- Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1910). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). p. 704.
- "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. ISBN 978-9004153882.
External links edit
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