This region was the focus of the missionary efforts of Macarius II, and the battle of Chuvash Cape saw the Kuchum, leader of its eponymous polity, expelled by forces under Yermak.
This region was the focus of the missionary efforts of Macarius II, and the battle of Chuvash Cape saw the Kuchum, leader of its eponymous polity, expelled by forces under Yermak. Johann Georg Gmelin and Gerhard Friedrich Müller were part of the 18th century Great Northern Expedition sent to this region, and indigenous peoples from this region were required to pay the Yasak tax. Southern expansion from this region was halted by the Treaty of Nerchinsk, and it was also home to the Evenki, the Buryats, and the Yukaghirs. Home to many adherents of a religious sect led by the priest Avakum, the south east of this region included the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Named for the Khanate of Siber, this was, for 10 points what large eastern region of Russia?
This region was the focus of the missionary efforts of Macarius II, and the battle of Chuvash Cape saw the Kuchum, leader of its eponymous polity, expelled by forces under Yermak.
Siberia