The book is dedicated to the history of the Kazan Khanate - the state of the Volga Tatars, which existed in the basins of the middle and lower reaches of the river. Volga from 1438 to 1552 The conquest of the Kazan Khanate by Tsar Ivan IV was a major historical milestone in the formation of the Russian state. Author of the book, prof. M. Khudyakov traces in detail the periods of formation, development and fall of the Kazan Khanate, analyzes the causes and consequences of the fall. The book is supplemented with a bibliography of M. Khudyakov’s works. Recommended for a wide range of readers.