The Battle of Chuvash Cape (November 5 [O. S. October 26], 1582) led to the victory of a Russian expedition under Yermak Timofeyevich and the fall of Khanate of Sibir and the end of Khan Kuchum's power.

Merchant Stroganovs, who explored Ural deposits, requested the Cossacks to punish the Siberian Tatars.

Because a siege would be fatal for the Tatars, they decided to fight at the river bank, and hide ambushing forces behind the numerous fallen trees in the area.

The Khanty and Mansi tribesmen who formed part of the Siberian ranks were mostly hunters; they had never participated in battles against soldiers equipped with firearms.

Another notable popular belief [citation needed] is that the Siberians, like Native Americans, did not use fire-arms, leading to a Cossack victory.