Russian conquest of Siberia

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historical event military campaign territorial expansion

The Russian conquest of Siberia was the gradual expansion of the Russian state across northern Asia from the late 16th century, bringing vast Siberian territories under Russian control through exploration, military campaigns, and colonization.

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Label	Occurrences
Russian conquest of Siberia canonical	3

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ
cause	Russian desire for access to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ Russian search for new resources ⓘ demand for furs in Europe ⓘ
country	Russian Empire ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBySource	Russian chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ accounts of foreign travelers to Russia ⓘ
endTime	17th century ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Russian colonization of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian expansion into the Far East ⓘ
follows	Russian conquest of the Khanate of Astrakhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian conquest of the Khanate of Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Russian–Siberian indigenous conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Yermak Timofeyevich’s Siberian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ conquest of the Khanate of Sibir ⓘ expansion to the Pacific coast ⓘ expeditions across the Ural Mountains ⓘ exploration of the Lena River basin ⓘ exploration of the Ob River basin ⓘ exploration of the Yenisei River basin ⓘ foundation of Siberian forts (ostrogs) ⓘ
location	Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Asia ⓘ
mainSubject	Russian colonization of indigenous peoples ⓘ Siberian fur trade NERFINISHED ⓘ tribute system (yasak) ⓘ
opponent	Evenks NERFINISHED ⓘ Khanate of Sibir NERFINISHED ⓘ Khanty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuchum Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansi NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakuts NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Cossacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Khanate of Sibir NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuchum Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian promyshlenniki NERFINISHED ⓘ Stroganov merchant family NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Boris Godunov NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Ivan IV of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yermak Timofeyevich NERFINISHED ⓘ various Siberian indigenous peoples ⓘ
partOf	Russian expansionism ⓘ history of Russia ⓘ
result	Russian control over Siberia ⓘ decline of some indigenous populations ⓘ establishment of Russian forts and settlements in Siberia ⓘ expansion of Russian territory to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ imposition of yasak on indigenous peoples ⓘ incorporation of Siberia into the Russian state ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Chuvash Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Qashliq (Isker) ⓘ crossing of the Ural Mountains by Russian forces ⓘ foundation of Tobolsk ⓘ foundation of Tomsk ⓘ foundation of Yakutsk ⓘ reaching the Pacific coast by Russian explorers ⓘ
startTime	1580s ⓘ late 16th century ⓘ

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Pyotr Beketov → movement → Russian conquest of Siberia ⓘ

Yerofey Khabarov → partOf → Russian conquest of Siberia ⓘ

Siberian Khanate → event → Russian conquest of Siberia ⓘ