After the attack on the Kamora fort,…
September 1655 CE
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.