Overview
Mamuk (also written Mamuq or Mamet) was a ruler in western Siberia who killed Ibak Khan in 1495, moved the capital to Qashliq, the town later known as Sibir, and in 1495–1496 briefly made himself khan of Kazan. Sources differ on his lineage.
Rise to Power
In 1495 Mamuk killed Ibak Khan, founder of the Sibir Khanate, and left the Tyumen region for Qashliq on the Irtysh. In 1495–1496 he led Tyumen troops and Nogais into the Kazan Khanate. With the support of a faction of Kazan nobles, he took the city and reigned as its khan.
Rule and Achievements
In Kazan he tried to centralise power and quickly lost the support of the local nobility. Faced with their resistance and fearing that Russian reinforcements would arrive, he left Kazan in 1496.
Legacy
Mamuk died on his way home, around 1497–1498. His seizure of Kazan shows how the Jochid successor states competed for one another's thrones, and how a ruler without local allies could not hold a city he had taken.