Belogorye

Belogorye emerged among the Mansi on the Ob above the Irtysh’s mouth, with its capital at Tungpokh-vosh. Its sanctuaries drew Mansi and Khanty worshippers.

Formed in the late 15th century, the principality allied with Koda and later acknowledged the Siberian Khanate. In 1583 Cossacks defeated and killed Prince Samar near the Irtysh’s mouth. His lands passed to Prince Alach of Koda, and a Mansi revolt against Russian rule failed in 1586.