Culture
Islam was the professed religion of the Sibir Khanate, it was the religion of the ruling Khan of Tyumen and Sibir. Grand mosques, palaces and fortified walls were constructed in both Tyumen and Sibir.
The leading Imams and Muftis of the Sibir Khanate are known to have had some influences in nearby regions of Kazan and even Samarqand. The Khanate of Sibir was the northernmost Muslim state in recorded history, its territories even included the northerly shores of the Arctic Ocean.
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