Chimgi-Tura

Tumen (Chimgi-Tura) on Sigismund von Herberstein's map, published in 1549

Chimgi-Tura[1] or Chingi-Tura[2] (Siberian Tatar: Цемке-тора, Russian: Чинги-Тура) was a medieval city in the 12th to 16th centuries located in Western Siberia. After the Russian conquest, it was refounded as Tyumen.[2][3]

  1. ^ Christian, David (12 March 2018). A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume II: Inner Eurasia from the Mongol Empire to Today, 1260 - 2000. John Wiley & Sons. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-631-21039-9.
  2. ^ a b Monahan, Erika (1 April 2016). The Merchants of Siberia: Trade in Early Modern Eurasia. Cornell University Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-5017-0396-6.
  3. ^ Akiner, Shirin (5 September 2013). Islamic Peoples Of The Soviet Union. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-136-14266-6.