Hayder of Crimea
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Hayder (d. about 1487) was a Crimea
n Khan
in 1456, and a son of Hacı I Giray
.
In 1456, he rebelled against his father and occupied the throne for a short time until the failure of the rebellion.
During the reign of his brother, Meñli I Giray
, Hayder was captured and imprisoned in the Genoese fortress of Soldaia. After the Ottoman
conquest of Crimea
, Hayder fled to Kiev
in the Polish Kingdom. In about 1479, he moved to Muscovy under protection of the grand duke Ivan III
, who later banished Hayder to exile to Northern Muscovy (for reasons that remain unknown).
He died about 1487 in Beloozero, Vologda oblast
.
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
n Khan
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
in 1456, and a son of Hacı I Giray
Haci I Giray
Hacı I Giray Angel was the founder and the first ruler of the Crimean Khanate. He is sometimes referred to as Hacı Devlet Giray or Devlet Hacı Giray...
.
In 1456, he rebelled against his father and occupied the throne for a short time until the failure of the rebellion.
During the reign of his brother, Meñli I Giray
Meñli I Giray
Meñli I Giray , also spelled as Mengli I Giray, was a khan of the Crimean Khanate and the sixth son of the khanate founder Haci I Giray....
, Hayder was captured and imprisoned in the Genoese fortress of Soldaia. After the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
conquest of Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, Hayder fled to Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
in the Polish Kingdom. In about 1479, he moved to Muscovy under protection of the grand duke Ivan III
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III Vasilyevich , also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Rus"...
, who later banished Hayder to exile to Northern Muscovy (for reasons that remain unknown).
He died about 1487 in Beloozero, Vologda oblast
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...
.