Siberian fur trade and the yasak tribute system (c.1550–1750)

1. Stroganov charter opens route beyond Urals

   Jan 1, 1558Labels: Stroganov family, Kama River

   • Britannica

2. Yermak’s campaign begins the Siberian conquest

   Sep 1, 1581Labels: Yermak Timofeyevich, Stroganovs

   • Britannica

3. Yermak killed; conquest continues through forts

   Aug 6, 1585Labels: Yermak, Kuchum Khan

   • Britannica

4. Tyumen founded as first Russian settlement

   Jul 29, 1586Labels: Tyumen, Chimgi-Tura

   • Tyumen
   • Chimgi

5. Tobolsk founded as a key Siberian hub

   Jan 1, 1587Labels: Tobolsk, Irtysh River

   • Britannica
   • Tobolsk

6. Mangazeya founded to control northern fur flows

   Jan 1, 1601Labels: Mangazeya, Arctic routes

   • Conquest

7. Siberian Prikaz created to manage tribute and rule

   Jan 1, 1637Labels: Siberian Prikaz, voivodes

   • SibPrikaz

8. Sobornoye Ulozheniye strengthens state legal order

   Jan 1, 1649Labels: Sobornoye Ulozheniye, Russian law

   • UNESCO

9. Nerchinsk founded as frontier fort and trade post

   Jan 1, 1654Labels: Nerchinsk, Transbaikalia

   • Britannica

10. Treaty of Nerchinsk sets first Qing–Russian border

    Aug 27, 1689Labels: Treaty of, Qing China

    • Nerchinsk

11. Siberian Governorate formed with Tobolsk as center

    Jan 1, 1708Labels: Siberian Governorate, Tobolsk

    • Rusmania

12. Treaty of Kyakhta opens regulated caravan trade

    Aug 23, 1727Labels: Treaty of, Kyakhta

    • Kyakhta

13. Great Northern Expedition links mapping to fur interests

    Jan 1, 1733Labels: Great Northern, Arctic mapping

    • Britannica

14. End-state: yasak-fur system entrenched, with rising pressures

    Jan 1, 1750Labels: Yasak system, Siberian frontier

    • SibFur
    • SibPrikaz