Çalım was a citadel and a staff of Tatar troops, which was constructed during the Kazan War for the restoration of the

Khanate of Kazan The Khanate of Kazan was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan; ...

in 1552-1556. The citadel was constructed by the people under Mameshbirde at the right bank of

Volga The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...

at the Sundır hill in 1555. It was situated in 160 çaqrım upper than

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

. In 1556, it was seized by Russian troops and ruined.

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Khanate of Kazan Russo-Kazan Wars Defunct towns in Russia 1550s in Europe {{Russia-hist-stub