After the attack on the Kamora fort,…

After the attack on the Kamora fort, Stepanov had ordered a few of his men to travel to Moscow and deliver the yasak, collected during his stay in the Amur region.

Meanwhile, fifty Tomsk Cossacks led by a boyar’s son, Fyodor Pushchin (who had been fighting the Tungus at the mouth of the Argun River), join Stepanov.

Once again, Stepanov heads towards the grain-rich region of the Sungari River.

After having refreshed his supplies, Stepanov and his men make their way to the Gilyak country on the lower Amur.

Here, the Cossacks build a fort and collect a yasak consisting of sable, red and silver fox fur.