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by bashkir rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev.

Background

In the first half of January 1708, the main forces of the rebels crossed the

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, and the territory becomes the main theater of war Kazan County west of

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The course of hostilities

After the siege of the Zain fortress, 3,000 rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev besieged

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Background

The course of hostilities

See also

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