Taibuga, the first
Khan of the
Khanate of Sibir
The Khanate of Sibir (also Khanate of Turan,
sty, Себер ханлыгы) was a Tatar Khanate located in southwestern Siberia with a Turco-Mongol ruling class. Throughout its history, members of the Shaybanid and Taibugid dynasties often con ...
, came to power in the 15th century as a result of the power vacuum caused by the breakup of the
Mongol Empire. Some legendary accounts identify him as a noble from
Bukhara and associate him with the conversion of Sibir to
Islam.
The facts of his reign remain relatively unclear, but it appears he was a
shamanist. Taibuga is said to have driven the forces of
Novgorod from his land. He is also at times spoken of as the ancestor not just of the Khans but of the whole ruling elite of Sibir.
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References
Khans
Khanate of Sibir
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
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