▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁placed ▁their ▁prot ég é ▁Shah ▁Ali ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Kaz an . ▁The ▁local ▁mir zas ▁asked ▁Me h med ▁to ▁send ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁replace ▁Shah ▁Ali . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 1 ▁Me h med ’ s ▁brother ▁Sah ib ▁I ▁Gi ray ▁arrived ▁at ▁Kaz an ▁and ▁easily ▁exp elled ▁Shah ▁Ali ▁with ▁local ▁help . ▁The ▁two ▁brother ▁Kh ans ▁then ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Mus c ovy . ▁ ▁Sah ib ▁Gi ray ▁went ▁west ▁and ▁captured ▁and ▁burn ed ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁and ▁Vladimir . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Crime ans , ▁N og ais ▁and ▁Lith u ani ans ▁moved ▁north ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁O ka ▁River ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁two ▁forces ▁joined ▁near ▁Kol om na ▁and ▁moved ▁on ▁Moscow . ▁Vas ili ▁III ▁of ▁Russia ▁fled ▁his ▁capital ▁for ▁Vol ok ol am sk ▁to ▁gather ▁troops . ▁ ▁They ▁lo oted ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Moscow ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁August . ▁On ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁Vas ili ’ s ▁army ▁they ▁drew ▁back ▁and ▁lo oted ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Kol om na , ▁Bob rov sk , ▁K ash ira ▁and ▁Ry az an . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁bes ie ge ▁Ry az an ▁failed . ▁Me h med ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ste ppe ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁capt ives . ▁▁ ▁A stra