كما كان من المعروف أنه كان على اتصال مع القيصر، وكانت قد طلب منه منطقة صغيرة تقع على ضفاف نهر إرتيش لتصبح في سلطانه.
It has been known that he had been in contact with the Tsar and had requested that a small region on the banks of the Irtysh River would be granted as his dominion.