page_title: History of Kazan
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: History of Kazan / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: English: Pyotr Korovin (1857-1919). Ivan IV under the walls of Kazan. Source: http://www.sgu.ru/rus_hist/?wid=568
context_page_description: The origin of the name Kazan is uncertain. It could very well derive from the Bulgars - the Bulgarian and Tatar word qazan means 'boiler' or 'cauldron'. Alternately, it may have been derived from the Tatar qazğan, 'dug'. Qazan is originally a name for a special cooking pan, similar to the wok, but heavier. The belief that the city of Kazan is named after this object comes from the terrain's similarity to a qazan: the city is situated in a U-shaped lowland. Another, more romantic legend tells a story of a Tatar princess Söyembikä, who dropped a golden dish into the river while washing it, and that the city was founded at that site. Additionally, legends of the Chuvash people refer to the Bulgarian Prince Khusan and that is the Chuvash name for the city.
context_section_description: End of the 10th — beginning of the 11th century - the city was founded
  End of the 14th — beginning of the 15th century Kazan becomes a capital of Kazan khanate
  1408 - starts to mint own coins
  1552 Kazan was seized by Ivan the Terrible and Kazan khanate became a part of Russian state
  1556 - construction of modern Kremlin
  Since 1708 - centre of Kazan province
  1759 - the first provincial classical school was opened
  1771 - two madrasahs were opened (Akhun and Apanay)
  1791 - first theatre was opened
  1804 - Kazan State University was opened
  1874 - gas lighting in Kazan
  1896 - connected to Moscow by railroad
  1899 - electrical tram and urban water supply started to work
  1920 - Kazan is a capital of Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialistic Republic (and then Tatarstan)
  1979 - population is over 1 million inhabitants
  2005 - Kazan Metro was opened
caption: Ivan IV under the walls of Kazan by Pyotr Korovin
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