 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zvisinei, panosvika 1500, Svētupe yakava isina kudzika zvikuru kuti igone kufamba nayo. Zvinhu zvacho zvakaendeswa kune imwe nzvimbo, uye Lemsahl yakatanga kuderera kwemakore zana. Mukati meHondo yeLivonia, mauto aIvan the Terrible akapisa Lemsahl muna 1558, apo vagari vayo vakatizira kumasango ari pedyo nemadhaka kunovanda. Guta racho rakapiswa navaSweden muna 1567, uyezve navaRussia muna 1575. Muna 1602, vaSweden nevaPoland vakarwisanazve nokuda kweguta racho, vachiputsa chose chose masvingo aro. Panguva iyo hondo dzakanga dzapera, guta racho rakanga raparadzwa kwazvo, dzimba nhatu bedzi navagari vashomanene vakasara. 