Siege of Menzelinsk (1682)

The Siege of Menzelinsk was a 1682 battle between the Tsardom of Russia against the Kalmyk Khanate and Bashkir rebels.

Course of hostilities
The rebels established a connection with the Kalmyk khan Ayuka. In July 1682, 40000 Kalmyk detachments arrived in Bashkortostan. The uprising resumed and the Bashkirs and Kalmyks besieged Menzelinsk.