Historical place archive

Astrakhan in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Astrakhan in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1552–1556

Historical events in Astrakhan

1552

1552
Rule of Astrakhan
Ivan IV the Terrible · House of Moscow

Ivan IV of Russia begins his conquest of Kazan, Tatarstan, and Astrakhan in the Volga delta

1556

1556
Capture of Astrakhan
Ivan IV the Terrible · Military

Captures Astrakhan

Provenance

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