# Yermak and the conquest of Siberia (1582)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1582-yermak-and-the-conquest-of-siberia
Categories: battle

The Cossack leader Yermak Timofeyevich, sponsored by the Stroganov merchants, crossed the Urals and captured Qashliq, capital of the Khanate of Sibir, in October 1582. Yermak died in 1585, but Russian expansion continued. Within sixty years Russians reached the Pacific. The conquest of Siberia made Russia a Eurasian empire.

## Why it matters
The conquest of Siberia made Russia a Eurasian empire.

Ruler at the time: [Ivan IV](https://history-russia.com/rulers/ivan-iv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Yermak Timofeyevich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yermak_Timofeyevich)
- [Wikipedia — Russian conquest of Siberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_conquest_of_Siberia)
- [Wikipedia — Tsardom of Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsardom_of_Russia)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Yermak and the conquest of Siberia](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Yermak+and+the+conquest+of+Siberia)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)