Kuchum Khan

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Muslim leader historical figure khan ruler

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Yediger Khan	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Muslim leader ⓘ historical figure ⓘ khan ⓘ ruler ⓘ
activeYears	late 16th century ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Irtysh River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ob-Irtysh interfluve NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Siberian Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ steppe nomadic culture ⓘ
capital	Isker NERFINISHED ⓘ Qashliq NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Russian conquest of Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns against Yermak ⓘ
countryRuled	Siberian Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathApproximateDate	late 16th century or early 17th century ⓘ
deathPlace	Central Asian steppe (traditionally given, exact location uncertain) NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty	Shaybanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Shaybanid NERFINISHED ⓘ
fate	deposed as khan ⓘ died in exile ⓘ
governedPeople	Siberian Tatars NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yermak Timofeyevich NERFINISHED ⓘ
policy	Islamization of the Siberian Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ resistance to Russian tribute demands ⓘ
positionHeld	Khan of the Siberian Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Yediger NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Western Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
successorState	Russian-controlled Siberia ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ
title	Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPowerFrom	Yediger NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siberian Khanate → notableRuler → Kuchum Khan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yediger Khan