Qasim Khanate
Qasim Khanate or Kingdom of Qasim or Khanate of Qasım (Tatar: Касыйм ханлыгы/Касыйм патшалыгы, Kasyjm khalygy/Kasiym patshalygy; Russian: Касимовское ханство/Касимовское царство, Kasimovskoye khanstvo/Kasimovskoye tsarstvo) was a Tatar-ruled khanate, a vassal of Russia, which existed from 1452 until 1681 in the territory of modern Ryazan Oblast in Russia with its capital at Kasimov, in the middle course of the Oka River. It was established in the lands which Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow (reigned 1425–1462) presented in 1452 to the Kazan prince Qasim Khan (d. 1469), son of the first Kazan khan Olug Moxammat.
Qasim Khanate | |||||||
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| 1452–1681 | |||||||
Map of the Qasim Khanate | |||||||
| Status | Vassal state of Russia | ||||||
| Capital | Kasimov | ||||||
| Official languages | Chagatai language (lingua franca, literature), Old Tatar language | ||||||
| Other common languages | Kipchak languages, Chagatai language | ||||||
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• 1452–1469 | Qasim Khan | ||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||
• Established | 1452 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1681 | ||||||
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