Yermak Timofeyevich's Cossacks establish Tobolsk in 1585 …
Years: 1586 - 1586
Yermak Timofeyevich's Cossacks establish Tobolsk in 1585 – 1586 during the first Russian advance into Siberia near the ruins of the Sibir Khanate's capital, Qashliq.
Situated at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh, it is destined to become of the chief centers of early Russian colonization in Siberia because it lies along an important river route to the east.
