Yusup Arykov

From August 1735 to January 1736, Yusup Arykov led the rebels of the Siberian Road during the siege and capture of Verkhoyaitsk .

On January 12, 1736, Arykov’s detachment defeated the Siberian Dragoon Regiment under the command of Colonel Arsenyev.

In January-February 1736, under his leadership, the Bashkirs participated in battles with government regiments of A. I. Tevkelev and Martanov. The rebels made the following demands:

Yusup and the other Bashkirs have intentions to present to General Tatishchev, so that they can’t build a fortress from Chebarkul and not build a city on the Verkh-Yaitskaya pier, and no one lives on their lands, and so that Meshcheryakov and the Chuvash from their lands are sent and left to them their lands are still at rest. Moreover, the Beppeni-mullah reprimanded the Kuwakan volost with the Bashkirs who de lived near Siberian settlements and had taken the oath and had taken the oath; you de without our worldly advice hastened to bring the confession and swore allegiance, but we don’t need to talk about anything, and if you de went with us, and what we need, we’d better speak your words

- The tale of the Kalmyk Buran sent from Yusup Arykov, V.N. Tatishchev and A.I. Tevkelev

In October 1736, “for negotiation,” at the invitation of V. N. Tatishchev, Yusup Arykov arrived in the Kyzyltash fortress. He puts forward to Tatishchev, together with other prominent leaders of the uprising of the Siberian Road, the following conditions:

“1) To ruin the Chebarkul fortress; on that I said that I have no decree and I do not dare to dishonor, and after taking the oath I will accept petition from them; 2) So that all of their stalks are given away; He answered: when they, according to the announced decree, execute, then they will give them all who are here and not rattled, I will give those, but the robbers distributed to us are all ratcheted and executed by theft, executed, but many were sent to Petersburg; 3) So that the supply to Orenburg can be let go of the steppe from now on; it is debased, if only they would have given enough people from the Cossack Horde for escort; 4) That it is not possible for them to collect all the horses and cattle taken from the Russians, for what they ate, and there is nothing to take from them. Answer: so that how many can be collected and brought, requested; 5) So that cheremis and prostchy, koi from hire on their lands lived and, to the resentment, they gave a big reason for theft and slander, to send them. Answer: so that before the decree of e.v. they didn’t expel them at all, but allowed them to live in their former places. However, I think that it’s better to bring them out and give them land along the Orenburg road and near Tabol, they will not be in agreement forever, and they will be forced to stop raids by the Cossack hordes; 6) They ask for forgiveness decrees in all volosts, which, having written, I gave them a copy. ”

- Letter to V.N. Tatishchev A.I. Rumyantsev

But after negotiations he was arrested. He was held in Yekaterinburg for a long time, then sent to Menzelinsk . Tatishchev sent his representative to Bepene Toropberdin , who said that he wanted to lay down his arms. However, upon arrival, the ambassador was told ^[1] :

“And now, for the time being, Yusup will not let go, I will not go anywhere to the oath of confession. And as evo, Yusup, they will let me go, then I’ll go. ”

In 1738, Yusup Arykov was sent to St. Petersburg ^[2] . His further fate is unknown.

• Akmanov I. G. Bashkiria as part of the Russian state in the XVII - first half. XVIII century Sverdlovsk, 1991.
• Alton S. Donnelly . The conquest of Bashkiria by Russia. Translated from English by L. R. Bikbaeva. Ufa, 1995

• Article in Bashkortostan: A Brief Encyclopedia
• Akmanov I.G. Yusup Arykov .// Article in the Bashkir Encyclopedia