A Bulgar town up the Kama, towards the Udmurt country, near today's Mamadysh; listed among the Bulgar towns in de.wikipedia and en.wikipedia.
Its exact site and its state in 1200 are not pinned; the marker stands at Mamadysh.
Who holds it
- Title
- Bulgar town lord
- Confidence
- low
German and English Wikipedia list Kashan (Qasan) among the Bulgar towns; position given at Mamadysh as an approximation
Lord in 1200
A prince or governor under the emir, not pinned.
How things stand that morning
A Bulgar town under the emir.
Charter
None: Rus' towns had no charters; the prince's rights and the townsmen's customs governed.
Council
None recorded.
Communities
Not recorded.
Fairs and markets
None recorded.
Militia
None recorded.
Walls and castle
Earth-and-timber hillfort.
Trade and crafts
Kama trade with the forest peoples.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Name and rough position only.
Primary sources for Volga Bulgaria
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Laurentian Chronicle (the Suzdal continuation kept in the late 12th and 13th centuries; manuscript 1377). The court record of Vsevolod III of Vladimir. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.