Mikhaylov (Russian: Миха́йлов) is a town and the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River (Oka's tributary), 68 kilometers (42 mi) southwest of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast.

[8] It was first mentioned in 1546 among other fortified towns in the periphery of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

[citation needed] It was inhabited by the Streltsy, cannonmakers, and carpenters, who formed slobodas around the town.

In 1618, Mikhaylov withstood a ten-day siege by the Polish army.

[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Mikhaylov is incorporated within Mikhaylovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement.