khanate · Poland, Lithuania and Russia

Qasim Khanate

1452 CE – 1681 CE · capital Kasimov

A Tatar vassal state created by Moscow on the Oka, whose Muslim khans served the Russian rulers for over two centuries.

Origins

In 1452 Vasily II of Moscow granted the town of Gorodets Meshchersky on the Oka, later renamed Kasimov, to Qasim, a son of Ulugh Muhammad, founder of the Khanate of Kazan, who had entered Moscow's service. It became a small Tatar khanate under Moscow's protection.

Rule and society

Its khans, descendants of Genghis Khan, ruled a Tatar nobility and local Meshchera and Russian subjects, kept their Muslim faith and served in Moscow's armies. Moscow used them as rival candidates for the throne of Kazan, and Shah Ali of Kasimov was installed there more than once. The khan's mosque and the tomb of Shah Ali still stand in Kasimov.

Decline and legacy

The khanate gradually lost its independence, and its later rulers converted to Christianity or were controlled by Moscow. After the death of the last ruler, Fatima Sultan, in 1681, it was abolished and absorbed into the Tsardom of Russia.

Lineage

Qasim KhanateTsardom of Russia 1547 CE – 1721 CE

Connections (1)

Qasim Khanate was a vassal of Grand Duchy of Moscow1452 CE – 1547 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Qasim Khanate. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/qasim-khanate
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