Khanate of Sibir

Khanate of Sibir was a state in Western Siberia and the Altai (Central and North Asia) that lasted from c. 1468 to 1598 CE, about 130 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

A Tatar khanate on the Irtysh and Tobol rivers, a fragment of the Golden Horde. The Cossack Yermak took its capital Qashliq in 1582, and Russian forces defeated Khan Kuchum for good in 1598.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1468 to 1598 CE

Duration

130 years

Type

State

Region

Western Siberia and the Altai, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Qashliq (Isker)

Came from

• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE

Became

• Russian Siberia 1582 to 1917 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1578 Altan Khan names the Dalai Lama
• 1582 Yermak takes Sibir

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
• Russian Siberia 1582 to 1917 CE
• Khanate of Bukhara 1500 to 1785 CE
• Northern Yuan 1368 to 1635 CE
• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE
• Khanate of Khiva 1511 to 1920 CE
• Four Oirat 1399 to 1634 CE
• Yarkent Khanate 1514 to 1705 CE
• Moghulistan c. 1347 to 1514 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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