Yakut (Sakha) incorporation, uprisings, and adaptation to Russian rule (1632–1900)

1. Yakutsk (Lensky Ostrog) founded on Lena

   Jan 1, 1632Labels: Yakutsk, Pyotr Beketov

   • Britannica
   • Beketov

2. Siege and fighting around early Yakutsk

   Jan 1, 1634Labels: Yakutsk, Sakha resistance

   • Britannica
   • Yakutsk

3. Yakutsk administrative district established

   Jan 1, 1638Labels: Yakutsk Uezd, Russian administration

   • Britannica
   • YakutskObl

4. Major Yakut uprising against yasak collection

   Feb 1, 1642Labels: Sakha uprising, Pyotr Golovin

   • Golovin
   • Britannica

5. Yakutsk fort relocated to Tuymaada Valley

   Jan 1, 1643Labels: Yakutsk, Tuymaada Valley

   • Yakutsk
   • Golovin

6. Yakutsk granted city status under imperial reforms

   Jan 1, 1708Labels: Yakutsk, Russian Empire

   • Yakutsk
   • SiberiaGov

7. Yakutsk Province created within Irkutsk system

   Jan 1, 1775Labels: Yakutsk Province, Irkutsk governorate

   • YakutskObl
   • IrkutskHist

8. Yakutsk Region formed in Irkutsk Governorate

   Jan 1, 1784Labels: Yakutsk Region, Irkutsk Governorate

   • YakutskObl
   • Britannica

9. Yakutsk Oblast established as separate province

   Jan 1, 1805Labels: Yakutsk Oblast, Yakutia

   • YakutskObl
   • Britannica

10. Speransky’s 1822 Siberian governance statutes applied

    Jan 1, 1822Labels: Speransky statutes, Siberian reforms

    • DOAJ
    • ArcticInst

11. Orthodox missionary expansion reaches Yakutsk region

    Jan 1, 1840Labels: Orthodox mission, Bishop Innocent

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Imperial census records Yakut population and rule

    Jan 1, 1897Labels: 1897 census, Yakutsk Oblast

    • EmpireCen
    • YakutskObl

13. Yakutsk Oblast demographics show Sakha majority

    Jan 1, 1900Labels: Yakut majority, Yakutsk Oblast

    • YakutskObl
    • Britannica