This article examines the development of land ownership and economy of the Kazan Savior-Transfiguration Monastery in the second half of the 16th and early 17th century. The author determines the size of the estate and shows how the complex of land holdings was gradually formed by means of individual grants. The history of the monastery's economic development and its settlements demonstrates the progress of colonization of the annexed territories in the Middle Volga region. Inherited estates were located compactly in several places in the three administrative-territorial units of the Kazan uyezd along the Arsk, Zyuri and Nogai roads. They were concentrated on the banks of rivers and lakes. The monastery also received income from artisans of the settlement beyond the river Bulak, from mills and fishing. It is also noted that during the Time of Troubles, the government replaced direct cash payment by other privileges.
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