Konda

Konda was a Mansi principality in western Siberia, associated with the wider Pelym political world. Greater and Lesser Konda formed its two territorial divisions, with a ruling centre known as Kartauzh or Konda town. Its rulers controlled important sources of fur tribute. Russian conquest in 1594, supported by Khanty allies from Koda, brought the capture of Prince Agai and members of his family.

Conquest did not immediately erase the ruling lineage. In the early seventeenth century, local leaders attempted to recover independence, while baptised Konda princes lived at Pelym. A royal charter of 1624 prohibited them from travelling to Konda, leaving members of their wider family to administer it as murzas. Prince Vasily nevertheless visited Greater Konda and collected tribute, provoking disputes with Pelym's governor. The contested right to collect yasak became a central issue in relations between hereditary rulers and Russian officials. Konda's incorporation thus proceeded through restrictions and struggles over revenue, as local princely authority was gradually narrowed.