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Born in 1532,Yermak Timofeyevich, also known as Yermak the Conqueror, was a legendary Cossack ataman and explorer of the 16th century. He gained prominence when he led a group of Cossacks in the conquest of the Siberian Khanate for the Tsardom of Russia, marking the beginning of Russia's eastward expansion and territorial claims in Asia.