ASHGATE EBOOK Yermak’s Campaign in Siberia A selection of documents translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman Edited by TEREnCE ARMSTRong All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court East Suite 420 Union Road 101 Cherry Street Farnham Burlington Surrey, gU9 7PT VT 05401-4405 England USA www.ashgate.com Founded in 1846, the Hakluyt Society seeks to advance knowledge and education by the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages, travels and other geographical material. In partnership with Ashgate, and using print-on-demand and e-book technology, the Society has made re-available all 290 volumes comprised in Series I and Series II of its publications in both print and digital editions. For a complete listing of titles and more information about these series, visit www.ashgate.com/hakluyt, and for information about the Hakluyt Society visit www.hakluyt.com. ISBn 978-0-904180-03-9 (hbk) Transfered to Digital Printing 2010 ISSUED BY THE HAKLUYT SOCIBTY IN SECON'D NO. 146 FOR 1974 HAKLUYT SOCIETY COUNCIL AND OFFICERS, i974~75 PRESIDENT Dr E. S. DE BEER, C.B.E., F.B.A. VICE-PRESIDENTS Professor C. F. BECKINGHAM Professor C. R. BOXER, F.B.A. Sir ALAN BURNS, G.C.M.G. G. R. CRONE Sir GILBERT LAITHWAITE, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., K.C.I.E., c.s.i. Professor D. B. QUINN COUNCIL (with date of election} Professor J. W. BLAKE, C.B.E. (1972) PAUL PUTZ (1971) T. J. COGHLAN (1971) Royal Commonwealth Society Professor J. S. CUMMINS (1973) (D. H. SIMPSON, 1973) G. E. O. EVANS (1970) Royal Geographical Society Professor T. W. FREEMAN (1970) (Mrs. DOROTHY MIDDLETON) Dr J. B. HARLEY (1972) Dr GEOFFREY SCAMMELL (1974) P. H. HULTON (1974) PETER STOCKHAM (1973) Lord JOHN KERR (1971) Mrs SARAH TYACKE (1971) Sir EDWARD MUIR, K.C.B. (1974) Commander D. W. WATERS, R.N. JOHN PISANI (1972) (1972) TRUSTEES Sir ALAN BURNS, G.C.M.G. Sir PHILIP HAY, K.C.V.O., T.D. Sir GILBERT LAITHWAITE, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. , K.C.I.E., c.s.i. The Right. Hon. LORD RENNELL OF ROOD, K.B.E., C.B. HONORARY TREASURER J. F. MAGGS HONORARY SECRETARIES Dr T. E. ARMSTRONG, Scott Polar Research Instititute, Cambridge CB2 lER Professor EILA M. J. CAMPBELL, Birkbeck College, London WCiE HON. SECRETARIES FOR OVERSEAS Australia: D. McD. HUNT, The Public Library of N.S.W., Macquarie Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 2000 Canada: Professor J. B. BIRD, McGill University, Montreal India: Dr S. GOPAL, Historical Division, Ministry of External Affairs, 3 Man Singh Road, New Delhi South Africa: Professor ERIC AXELSON, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, S.A. New Zealand: J. H. TRAUE, The Alexander Turnbull Library, P.O. Box 8016, Wellington C.i U.S.A.: R. ARMSTRONG, Boston Athenaeum, io£ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Mrs ALEXA BARROW, Hakluyt Society, c/o The Map Library, British Library, Great Russell Street, London WCiB 3DG YERMAK'S CAMPAIGN IN SIBERIA A selection of documents translated from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman, and edited, with in introduction and notes3 by TERENCE ARMSTRONG HAKLUYT SOCIETY LONDON 1975 @ The Hakhqrt Society 1:975 ISBN O 904180 03 4 Printed in bf and Limited Printers io the University of flee due c/o The Library London wew CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS page vii PREFACE ix INTRODUCTION i Muscovy's eastern frontier in the i6th century I The Stroganovs 3 The campaign 6 The cossacks, Yermak, and his band 9 Yermak as folk-hero, by W. Harrison 13 Routes into Siberia 18 Non-Russian peoples 20 The chronicles 24 The illustrations 29 Later published accounts 31 THE STROGANOV CHRONICLE 35 THE YESIPOV CHRONICLE 62 THE REMEZOV CHRONICLE 87 THE NEW CHRONICLE 278 ROYAL CHARTERS AND LETTERS RELATING TO THE ADVANCE ACROSS THE URALS 4 April 1558 281 25 March 1568 284 6 August 1572 288 30 May 1574 289 6 November 1581 292 16 November 1582 293 7 January 1584 294 REFERENCES 296 INDEX 3«>5 This page has been left blank intentionally ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS The conquest of Siberia by Yermak* by V, I, SratsoY, 1895, Painting at the State Russian Museum, Leningrad frontispiece Map i» The of operations of Yermak's campaign. Mam source - map at the end of G, F, Miller, Istorjya SiMri (Moscow^ I937)» Tom I facing page 18 Map 2, Non-Russian peoples in the Urals region in the late i6th century page 21 Figs 1-154. Original iEustrations accompanying the Mirovich Yersion of the RemezoY chronicle^ held at the Library of the Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, call no. 16,16,5 pages 88-276 vu