Cossack ostrog (fortress)
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The Cossack ostrog (fortress) was a wooden frontier stronghold built by Cossacks in Siberia as a military, administrative, and colonial outpost of the Russian state.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative center
ⓘ
colonial outpost ⓘ frontier fortress ⓘ military outpost ⓘ wooden fortification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cossack ostrog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ostrog ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cossack detachments ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ Russian conquest of Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration
ⓘ
collection of tribute ⓘ colonial expansion ⓘ control of indigenous populations ⓘ military defense ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ chapel or church ⓘ gates ⓘ storehouses ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ wooden palisade ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Cossack garrisons
ⓘ
Russian officials ⓘ settlers ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russian frontier regions
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian frontier fortification system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Siberian towns
ⓘ
permanent Russian settlements in Siberia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cossack voisko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian colonization of Siberia ⓘ Siberian Cossacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
ditches
ⓘ
wooden walls ⓘ |
| typicalShape | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cossacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gathering yasak (fur tribute)
ⓘ
securing trade routes ⓘ staging further expansion into Siberia ⓘ |
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