Yasak

Yasak was tribute imposed by Russian authorities on Indigenous peoples of Siberia, commonly paid in furs. It helped finance Russian expansion and asserted imperial rule over Siberian communities.

Sable: A marten prized for its dense, dark fur, native to northern Eurasia. Sable pelts were among the most valuable furs demanded as yasak.
Russian conquest of Siberia: The eastward expansion of Russian power across Siberia from the late sixteenth century onward. Conquest brought Siberian communities under the authorities who imposed yasak.
Evenks: An Indigenous people of Siberia whose traditional homelands extend across northern Asia. Evenk communities encountered Russian tribute demands as imperial authority spread through their territories.
Fur trade in early modern Europe: The long-distance commerce in animal pelts that supplied European markets from the medieval period into modernity. European demand helped make Siberian tribute furs a source of imperial wealth.
Tribute: A payment or transfer imposed by a ruler or state on a subordinate people or territory. Yasak was a Siberian form of tribute, usually assessed in valuable furs.
Khanate of Sibir: A Tatar state in western Siberia conquered by Russian forces in the late sixteenth century. Its defeat opened the way for Russian expansion and tribute demands farther east.
Sakha: A Turkic-speaking Indigenous people of northeastern Siberia, also known as the Yakuts. Sakha communities were incorporated into the yasak system during Russian expansion.
Siberian uprisings: Revolts by Siberian communities against Russian rule, taxation, and other forms of coercion. Resistance sometimes followed tribute demands and the abuses of collectors.
Russian forts in Siberia: Fortified outposts built by Russian forces during the conquest and administration of Siberia. Forts served as collection points where officials demanded and stored yasak.
Yermak Timofeyevich: A Cossack leader associated with the Russian conquest of the Khanate of Sibir in the 1580s. His campaign marked an early stage in the expansion that spread yasak eastward.

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History of SiberiaRelated: Its collection financed expansion while reshaping Indigenous economies and political relations.