Two Coups of 1545/46 in Kazan: The Question of the Configuration of Political Forces in the Early Years of the Kazan War
Journal: Golden Horde Review
Year: 2019

Objective: A study of the main directions and results of the political struggle in the Khanate of Kazan in 1545–1546. Research materials: A wide range of published and archived sources: the Russian chronicles, books of official orders in the Russian state, ambassadorial documents, the Turko-Tatar narrative sources, historical acts. Results and novelty of the research: The study presents an analysis of the internal political situation in the Khanate of Kazan in the second half of the 1540s. The s