Qualla: Qashliq https://qualla.com/qashliq en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Qashliq https://qualla.com/qashliq Qashliq: Introduction https://qualla.com/qashliq/ The name of the largest geographic region on earth traces back to a single fortress. Qashliq -- also known as Isker, or simply Sibir -- stood on the right bank of the Irtysh River at its confluence with the small Sibirka rivulet, roughly 17 kilometers from what is now the city of Tobolsk. A Siberian Tatar stronghold that served as the capital of the Khanate of Sibir during the 16th century, this fortified settlement lent its name first to the khanate, then to the entire expanse of northern Asia stretching from the Urals to the Pacific. The fortress itself is gone. The name it bestowed encompasses eleven time zones.

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/d/2/d/qashliq-wp/vd2d-qashliq-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Qashliq: A Capital on the Irtysh https://qualla.com/qashliq/ Russian sources first mention the fortress in the 14th century, though the site's origins likely extend further back into the medieval period. Qashliq reached its peak development in the first half of the 16th century, when it functioned as the political and military heart of the...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/d/2/d/qashliq-wp/vd2d-qashliq-a-capital-on-the-irtysh.mp3 0:06 2 full Qashliq: Three Days That Ended a Khanate https://qualla.com/qashliq/ In 1582, the Cossack expedition led by Yermak Timofeyevich reached the outskirts of Qashliq. The Battle of Chuvash Cape, fought on the riverbank just outside the fortress, shattered the defending forces of Khan Kuchum. The Cossacks did not storm Qashliq immediately -- they withdr...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/d/2/d/qashliq-wp/vd2d-qashliq-three-days-that-ended-a-khanate.mp3 0:06 3 full Qashliq: Ruins That Faded into the Earth https://qualla.com/qashliq/ Sources from the early 19th century report that the ruins of Qashliq could still be made out, though with difficulty. Even then, the fortress was more impression than structure -- earthworks and foundations slowly reclaimed by the Siberian landscape. Historians have debated the f...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/d/2/d/qashliq-wp/vd2d-qashliq-ruins-that-faded-into-the-earth.mp3 0:06 4 full Qashliq: The Name That Swallowed a Continent https://qualla.com/qashliq/ Qashliq's physical legacy is minimal, but its linguistic legacy is one of the most consequential in geography. The fortress's alternative name, Sibir, became the Russian designation for everything east of the Urals -- first the khanate, then the governorate established by Peter t...

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