Kuchum Khan

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Kuchum Khan was the last khan of the Siberian Khanate, known for resisting Russian expansion into Siberia in the late 16th century.

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Kuchum Khan canonical 9
Yediger Khan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim leader
historical figure
khan
ruler
activeYears late 16th century
areaOfInfluence Irtysh River region
linked to: Irtysh River basin

Ob-Irtysh interfluve
linked to: Irtysh River basin
associatedWith Siberian Tatars
linked to: Tatars

steppe nomadic culture
capital Isker
Qashliq
conflict Russian conquest of Siberia
campaigns against Yermak
countryRuled Siberian Khanate
deathApproximateDate late 16th century or early 17th century
deathPlace Central Asian steppe (traditionally given, exact location uncertain)
linked to: Eurasian Steppe
dynasty Shaybanid dynasty
ethnicGroup Shaybanid
linked to: Shaybanid dynasty
fate deposed as khan
died in exile
governedPeople Siberian Tatars
linked to: Tatars

various Ugric and Turkic tribes
historicalSignificance his defeat marked the beginning of large-scale Russian colonization of Siberia
knownFor being the last khan of the Siberian Khanate
resisting Russian expansion into Siberia
wars against the Tsardom of Russia
languageContext Turkic
legacy symbol of Siberian resistance to Russian rule
methodOfAccession coup
notableEvent continued guerrilla warfare after loss of capital
defeat by Yermak’s Cossacks at Qashliq
loss of the capital Qashliq to Russian forces
notableFor being one of the last independent steppe rulers east of the Urals
opponent Ivan the Terrible
Tsardom of Russia
Yermak Timofeyevich
policy Islamization of the Siberian Khanate
resistance to Russian tribute demands
positionHeld Khan of the Siberian Khanate
predecessor Yediger
region Western Siberia
religion Islam
successorState Russian-controlled Siberia
timePeriod 16th century
title Khan
Siberian khan
linked to: Siberian Khan Ibak
tookPowerFrom Yediger

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Siberian Khanate notableRuler Kuchum Khan
Siberian Khanate notableRuler Yediger Khan
linked to: Kuchum Khan
Qashliq ruledBy Kuchum Khan
Taibugid dynasty notableRuler Kuchum Khan
Isker governedBy Kuchum Khan
Isker lastKhan Kuchum Khan
Shibanid dynasty notableRuler Kuchum Khan