Polity Kalmyk Khanate

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Was an Oirat khanate on the Eurasian steppe. It extended over modern Kalmykia and surrounding areas in the North Caucasus.

Establishment

  • January 1631: Upon arrival to the lower Volga region in 1630, the Oirats encamped on land that was once part of the Astrakhan Khanate, but was then claimed by the Tsarist government.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1647: The territory of the Don Cossacks is conquered by the Tsardom of Russia.

Disestablishment

  • January 1772: The Kalmyk Khanate was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1771.