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Yermak Timofeyevich

Also called: Yermak, Ermak

Cossack leader who took the capital of the Khanate of Sibir in 1582, opening the way for Russia’s advance into Siberia

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    1582 – 1585Yermak’s Conquest of Siberiacommander

    The Cossack leader Yermak crossed the Urals and took the capital of the Khanate of Sibir — the start of Russia’s advance across Siberia to the Pacific.

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  • Islamic Empires and the Atlantic World1500 – 1800

    Three centuries in which the Ottomans of Suleiman I, the Mughals of Akbar and the Safavids of Abbas I flourished and then faltered, while across the Atlantic the slave trade and colonies transformed the Americas, leading to American independence