Ryazan Oblast
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Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is also the oblast's largest city.
The Oka River near Konstantinovo in Rybnovsky District of Ryazan Oblast
Solotchinskoye peat railway
Qasim Khanate
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The Qasim Khanate, also known as the Tsardom of Kasimov, was a Tatar-ruled khanate which existed from 1452 until 1681 on the territory of the Russian state. It was located within modern-day Ryazan Obl
Ryazan Oblast
…The Principality of Ryazan operated as a separate entity from 1097 to 1521, when the area became part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, though with the Qasim Khanate district retaining some autonomy until the 1550s. The Ryazan Governorate became separate from the Moscow Governorate in 1796…
The minaret of the Khan's Mosque in Kasimov dates from the 15th century.