Khanate of Sibir
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The Khanate of Sibir was a Siberian Tatar state in western Siberia. It was founded at the end of the 15th century, following the break-up of the Golden Horde. Throughout its history, members of the Sh
Eastern region of the Khanate of Sibir in 1594-1598
The Conquest of Siberia by Ermak, painting by Vasily Surikov
The fall of Qishlaq to Yermak, and the flight of Kuchum. A miniature from the Kungur Chronicle
Russian conquest of Siberia
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The Russian conquest of Siberia took place between 1581 and 1778, when the Khanate of Sibir became a loose political structure of vassalages that were being undermined by the activities of Russian exp
Khanate of Sibir
…Selkup. The Sibir Khanate was the northernmost Muslim state in recorded history. Its defeat by Yermak Timofeyevich in 1582 marked the beginning of the Russian conquest of Siberia. Khanate of Sibir bordered Great Perm, Nogai Horde, Kazakh Khanate, and Teleuts. On the most northern part it reached the lower reaches of the Ob river…
Muscovite voevodas in the new-built fortress of Tyumen, from the Remezov Chronicle.
Laminar armour from hardened leather reinforced by wood and bones such as this was worn by native Siberians
Lamellar armour traditionally worn by the Koryak people (circa 1900)