Defense of Southern Boundaries of Western Siberia by the Russian Soldiers in the Late XVI - First Third of the XVII Centuries
YU.S. Khudjakov
Keywords: Western Siberia, Siberian Tatars, Russian Cossacks and Service People, level of development of military science
Pages: 41-45
Abstract
This article analyzes the level of military science development among Russian soldiers and Siberian Tatars as well as the military factor's role in defense of southern boundaries of Western Siberia from the Turkic and Mongolian nomads in the end of the XVI — first third of the XVII centuries when there was a real threat of the Siberian Tatar Khanate's restoration. The author considers the role of the Tatar nobility and military groups of service Tatars in defending the southern borders of Russian possessions in the steppe areas of Western Siberia. The fact that some Tatars remained faithful to the Russian state allowed local authorities to succeed in resisting numerous attacks of the Turkic and Mongolian nomads during this period of history.
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