A plan had been prepared in Istanbul for uniting the Volga and Don by a canal, and in summer 1569 a large force of Janissaries and cavalry were sent to lay siege to Astrakhan and begin the canal works, while an Ottoman fleet besieged Azov.
A plan had been prepared in Istanbul for. A plan was uniting the Volga and Don by a canal. A large force of Janissaries and cavalry were sent to lay siege to Astrakhan and begin the canal works. This was in summer 1569. An Ottoman fleet besieged Azov.