khanate · Central Asia and the Steppe

Khanate of Sibir

1468 CE – 1598 CE (approx.) · capital Qashliq

The Tatar khanate of western Siberia whose defeat by Yermak's Cossacks in 1582 began Russia's conquest of Siberia.

Origins

The khanate emerged from the Tyumen Khanate when the local Taibugid dynasty seized power around 1495 and moved the capital to Qashliq (Isker) on the Irtysh. The Shibanid descendants of Jochi later contested the throne with the Taibugids.

Rule and society

Sibir ruled Siberian Tatars and tribute-paying forest peoples such as the Khanty and Mansi, whose fur tribute was its main wealth. The Taibugid ruler Yadegar paid tribute to Ivan IV from 1555, but in 1563 the Shibanid Kuchum seized power, stopped payments and promoted Islam among his subjects with missionaries from Bukhara.

Decline and legacy

In 1582 the Cossack leader Yermak, employed by the Stroganov merchants, took Qashliq. Kuchum fought on from the steppe until his final defeat on the Ob in 1598, after which the khanate's lands became part of Russia.

Lineage

Tyumen Khanate 1405 CE – 1495 CEKhanate of Sibir

Connections (2)

Khanate of Sibir paid tribute to Tsardom of Russia1555 CE – 1571 CE
Khanate of Sibir was conquered by Tsardom of Russia1598 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Khanate of Sibir. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/khanate-of-sibir
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