 In the Soviet Tatarstan he was known as "The First Tatar Bolshevik".Xösäyen Yamaşev was born in Kazan, in the family of affluent merchant.He studied in prestigious "Märcaniä" and "Möxämmädiä" madrassas in 1890-1893 and 1893-1897 correspondingly and in Tatar Teachers' School in 1897-1902.