摘要：The paper addresses the historical topography of the medieval Kasimov – capital of
Kasimov Khanate (mid-15th – late 17th centuries). The stages of archaeological studies are
analyzed. The results of archaeological studies in 2008–2018 are presented. The historical
sites of the medieval town are localized. The Stary Posad area is associated with the original
location of the town of Kasimov in the Khan's period, also known as Gorodets Meshchersky
of the 14th – fi rst half of the 15th centuries. No layers or items related to the period of the
reign of Qasim Khan in the mid–15th – early 16th centuries have been identifi ed in the area
of the Khan's Court. The establishment of the cultural layer in the Khan’s court area occurs
not earlier than the mid-16th century during the rule of Khan Shah Ali. The continuity of the
development of medieval settlements is traced from the Kasimov archaeological complex
(Zemlyanoy Strug settlement, Dorofeevo Pole village) to Gorodets Meshchersky (the
13th – fi rst half of the 16th centuries) and the Khan's capital. The authors archaeologically
established the time period of the establishment of the historical core of the medieval town,
and the development stages of its areas.
