The tradition that this crown is called the "Kazan Cap" /Шапка Казанская/ or the "Cap of the Kazan Tsar Simeon" /Шапка казанского царя Симеона/ goes back to the inventories of the royal treasury of the 17th century. The Kazan Tsar Simeon is Ediger, the last ruler of the Kazan Khanate. After the capture of Kazan in 1552 by Russian troops led by Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Khan Ediger was brought to Moscow, where he entered the service of the Russian sovereign and was baptized with the name Simeon.
There is no indication in the 17th century documents of how the golden crown ended up in the royal treasury. Two versions of its origin appeared in the literature of the 19th century. According to one of them, the "Tatar" crown was made in Kazan and brought to Moscow along with the captive khan. According to the second version, which seems more likely, the crown was created in Moscow by Kremlin jewelers by order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible in memory of the victory over Kazan. At the same time, the eastern form of the Kazan Cap with its plate crown and rounded top, lotus-shaped "towns" encircling the crown, and the combination of red and blue stones characteristic of Eastern art indicate that eastern jewelers who arrived in Moscow, as sources note, in the retinue of the Kazan khan, took part in the work on the crown.
The gold crown is studded with pearls, garnets, and turquoises. The cap is topped with a 90-carat yellow sapphire.
There is no indication in the 17th century documents of how the golden crown ended up in the royal treasury. Two versions of its origin appeared in the literature of the 19th century. According to one of them, the "Tatar" crown was made in Kazan and brought to Moscow along with the captive khan. According to the second version, which seems more likely, the crown was created in Moscow by Kremlin jewelers by order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible in memory of the victory over Kazan. At the same time, the eastern form of the Kazan Cap with its plate crown and rounded top, lotus-shaped "towns" encircling the crown, and the combination of red and blue stones characteristic of Eastern art indicate that eastern jewelers who arrived in Moscow, as sources note, in the retinue of the Kazan khan, took part in the work on the crown.
The gold crown is studded with pearls, garnets, and turquoises. The cap is topped with a 90-carat yellow sapphire.
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