Tsarevokokshaisk
Until the middle of the XVI century, the territory of modern Yoshkar-Ola was part of the Galician Daruga of the Kazan Khanate and was inhabited by Mari people.
In October 1552 Ivan the Terrible annexed the lands of the Kazan Khanate to his kingdom
The local population was sworn allegiance to the new sovereign, but soon refused to obey and pay yasak, which caused a widespread uprising.
To strengthen his power, the tsar decided to build "fortress cities" here. The "Tsarev city on Kokshayka" was founded.
"I took Kazan, I took Astrakhan, I took Revel, I didn't take Shpak" /movie "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Occupation"/
Yasak is a natural tax, which was levied in Muscovite Rus and tsarist Russia by some peoples of the Volga region, Siberia and the Far East.
Yasak is a natural tax, which was levied in Muscovite Rus and tsarist Russia by some peoples of the Volga region, Siberia and the Far East.