20 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
West Asia (1)
Alderley's first journey to Jerusalem — Jerusalem passage (based on the sentence mentioning Jerusalem) (Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations vol09 l.6452 (표제 l.6451))
Eastern Europe & Russia (19)
Yermak caught up with the enemy near Abalak, defeated them, and gathered the dead and buried them with due honors. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제9권 VI장)
In 1581 the Siberian Tatars and Ostyaks rebelled, killed the Rus scouting ataman Yakov Mikhailov, and joined Karacha. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제9권 VI장)
Defeating the prince Begish and taking his castle, he conquered even Isim (the subject's name does not appear in the sentence). (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제9권 VI장)
On May 9 Ermak went down the Tura from Tyumen, fought six princes at its mouth, won with 1,060 men, and buried the spoils at the mouth. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.35–36)
On June 8 they went down the Tobol River and fought a great battle at Berezovy Yar; on June 29 at Karaulny Yar they broke through the chain barrier set up by Kuchum's men and won after three days of fighting. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.37–38)
They stayed a week at the mouth of the Tavda to decide whether to turn back; on July 8, in the land of Murza Babasan, the lead scouting boat was seized and then recovered. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.39–41)
On July 21 at Babasan they fought for five days against Mametkul, son of Kuchum, and won. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.43)
On July 26 at Dolgiy Yar at the mouth of the Turba they met an uncountable enemy and were frightened, but guided by an icon of the Savior they passed through a rain of arrows (a passage on faith). (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.44–47)
On August 1 they attacked Karachin, the fortress of Karacha, a senior official of Kuchum. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.48)
Leaving Karachin and going up the Tavda, in a great battle at Lake Pachenka they killed Prince Pachenka; on August 6 they received yasak from Princes Koshni and Chandiri. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.49–51)