- Qashan
Qashan ( _tt. Кашан|Qaşan) was a medieval city in
Volga Bulgaria , on the right bank ofKama river from the 12th to the 15th century.In the 12th and 13th centuries it was one of the administrative and political centres of the Lower Kama region of
Volga Bulgaria .In the 14th century it became a capital of the
Qashan Duchy . In1391 it was destroyed by "ushkuiniks ", Russian river pirates, and finally in1399 byMuscovy troops.Ruins are situated near the present village of
Shuran in theLaishevsky District ofTatarstan .References
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