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In what year did Yermak attack the Khanate of Sibir?

  • 1572

  • 1580

  • 1582

  • 1591

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The Russian Cossack leader Yermak Timofeyevich launched his campaign against the Khanate of Sibir in 1582, marking a pivotal moment in Russian expansion into Siberia. Yermak's forces, consisting of Cossacks and allied Siberian tribes, capitalized on internal conflicts within the khanate and their superior military tactics to achieve a decisive victory over the Siberian Khan Kuchum.
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