Siege of Yelabuga (1708)

Siege of Yelabuga – the siege of the city by bashkir rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev.

Background
In the first half of January 1708, the main forces of the rebels crossed the Kama River, and the territory becomes the main theater of war Kazan County west of Kama.

The course of hostilities
After the siege of the Zain fortress, 3000 rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev besieged Yelabuga.