after the arrival of the Russians in Yakutia in the 1620s, the Yakuts rebelled against Russian rule between 1634 and 1642.
what if some other power (no idea who would) that wasn't crazy about the idea of a Russian port on the Pacific, supplied the Yakuts with weapons, training, etc, so they could fight off the russians and establish their own state.
ASB, or not?
and how would it happen?