at the end of the 18th century, after the defeat of the uprising led by yemelyan pugachev and salawat yulayev, a canton management system was introduced in bashkortostan. in 1798, the bashkirs by decree of emperor paul i were transferred to the cossack position (1798-1865). bashkirs were obliged to take part in military campaigns of the russian army, and each bashkir male was to participate in protecting the russian empire's border for 25 years. service members had to participate in many wars and campaigns.