khanate · Central Asia and the Steppe

Tyumen Khanate

1405 CE – 1495 CE (approx.) · capital Chimgi-Tura

A Shibanid khanate of western Siberia that briefly ruled the Golden Horde's eastern steppes and was the forerunner of the Khanate of Sibir.

Origins

The Tyumen Khanate grew from the old Ulus of Shiban around Chimgi-Tura on the Tura River in the early 15th century, as Golden Horde authority faded. Shibanid princes ruled there, and the khan Abu'l-Khayr was proclaimed in this region in 1428 before moving south.

Rule and society

The khanate ruled Tatar nomads and the forest peoples of western Siberia, collecting tribute in furs that were traded south and west. Its most notable ruler, Ibak Khan, took part in the destruction of the Great Horde, killing its khan Ahmad in 1481 after the Great Stand on the Ugra River, and claimed leadership among the Jochids.

Decline and legacy

Around 1495 the local Taibugid clan seized power, killing Ibak and moving the capital to Qashliq on the Irtysh, founding the Khanate of Sibir. Chimgi-Tura was later rebuilt by the Russians as Tyumen in 1586.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Golden Horde 1242 CE – 1502 CETyumen KhanateKhanate of Sibir 1468 CE – 1598 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tyumen Khanate. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/tyumen-khanate
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“Tyumen Khanate.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/tyumen-khanate. Accessed .
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