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People: Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Topic: An Lushan Rebellion, or Revolt of An Shi

Astrakhan, situated in the delta of the …

Years: 1466 - 1466

Astrakhan, situated in the delta of the Volga River about sixty miles (one hundred kilometers) from the northwest shore of the Caspian Sea, becomes prominent around 1466 as the capital of one of the Tatar khanates that has emerged from the breakup of the Golden Horde.