Russian eastward expansion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Russian_conquest_of_Siberia
gptkbp:beganIn 16th century
gptkbp:endDate 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian eastward expansion
gptkbp:impact spread of Orthodox Christianity
spread of Russian language
decline of indigenous cultures
demographic changes in Siberia
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Peter_the_Great
gptkb:Yermak_Timofeyevich
gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Tsardom_of_Russia
gptkbp:mainDirection eastward
gptkbp:motive fur trade
search for resources
strategic interests
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Irkutsk
gptkb:Vladivostok
gptkb:Novosibirsk
gptkb:Yakutsk
gptkb:Krasnoyarsk
gptkb:Omsk
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
local khanates
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:Far_East
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Cossack_expeditions
gptkb:Russian_colonization_of_the_Americas
gptkb:Great_Game
gptkb:Russo-Chinese_border_conflicts
gptkb:Russian_conquest_of_Central_Asia
Annexation of Alaska
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:explorer
gptkb:Trans-Siberian_Railway
imperialism
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of Russian America
annexation of Siberia
colonization of indigenous peoples
expansion to Pacific Ocean
incorporation of Central Asia
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Peking
gptkb:Treaty_of_Kyakhta
gptkb:Treaty_of_Nerchinsk
gptkb:Treaty_of_Aigun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Annexation_of_Siberia_by_Russia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7