Chimgi-Tura - was a medieval

Middle Ages

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 city of Siberian Tatars

Siberian Tatars

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 in 12th-16th centuries located in Western Siberia.

It was a capital of Tyumen Khanate until early 16th century when its ruler Khan Muhammad conquered Sibir

Sibir

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 and created Siberian Khanate encompassing the whole Western Siberia

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 with a capital in Sibir

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After Cossack

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 ataman

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 Yermak form Muscovy conquered the Siberian Khanate in the 1580s the city of Chimgi-Tura was abandoned or burned. In 1586 Russian fort Tyumen

Tyumen

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 was built near Chimgi-Tura. Modern Tyumen

Tyumen

Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...

, one of the centres of Russian oil industry, covers the site where Chimgi-Tura used to stand.