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Qol Sharif, Imam of Kazan

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ScholarImam of Kazan

Qol Sharifقل شريف

Kazan

The chief imam of Kazan, who died with his students defending the city against Ivan the Terrible.

A scholar and poet who led the religious life of the Kazan Khanate, he fought at the head of his students when Russian forces stormed the city in 1552. He was killed in the fighting, and Kazan's mosques were destroyed.

What grew out of it?

The great mosque rebuilt in Kazan's kremlin in 2005 bears his name.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

KazanIvan IVRussia

Source: history

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