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Crimean Khanate

Crimean Khanate, or Khanate of Crimea , was a state ruled by Crimean Tatars from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was . Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan...

(1441–1783). Crimean Tatars

Crimean Tatars

Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...

, although not a part of the Ukrainian ethnos

Ethnos

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, are deeply interconnected historically. They ruled a large part of modern Ukraine

History of Ukraine

The territory of Ukraine was a key center of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers. However, the history of Ukraine dates back many thousands of years. The territory has been settled continuously since at least 5000 BC, and is also a candidate site...

over the span of 300 years.

The following is the chronological table of reigns of khans

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...

of Crimean Khanate

Crimean Khanate

from the Giray dynasty

Giray dynasty

Giray , alternative spellings Guirey, Ghirai, Ghiray, Geray, is the Genghisid dynasty, which reigned in the Khanate of Crimea from its formation in 1427 until its downfall in 1783. The dynasty also supplied several khans of Kazan and Astrakhan between 1521 and 1550...

Date of Reign	Name	Notes
1441–1466	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...
1466–1467	Nur Devlet	first reign
1467	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....	first reign
1467–1469	Nur Devlet	second reign
1469–1475	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....	second reign
1475	Hayder Hayder of Crimea Hayder was a Crimean 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....
1475–1476	Nur Devlet	third reign
1476–1478	dynasty dismissed from power
1478–1515	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....	third reign
1515–1523	Mehmed I Giray Mehmed I Giray Mehmed I Giray known as Great — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1515 –1523.Son of Meñli I Giray, inherited power after his father's death. In 1520 signed a temporary alliance with king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Zygmunt I Stary, against Muscovy. In 1521 he took Kazan, where he...
1523–1524	Ğazı I Giray
1524–1532	Saadet I Giray
1532	İslâm I Giray
1532–1551	Sahib I Giray Sahib I Giray Sahib I Giray — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1532 –1551.Son of Meñli I Giray. In 1521 his brother, then Khan of Crimea, Mehmed I Giray, took Kazan, and gave it to Sahib. Together their army defeated Vasili III of Russia near Moscow....
1551–1577	Devlet I Giray Devlet I Giray Devlet I Giray was a khan of the Crimean Khanate during whose long reign the khanate rose to the pinnacle of its power....
1577–1584	Mehmed II Giray
1584	Saadet II Giray
1584–1588	İslâm II Giray
1588–1596	Ğazı II Giray	first reign
1596	Fetih I Giray
1596–1607	Ğazı II Giray	second reign
1607–1608	Toqtamış Giray
1608–1610	Selâmet I Giray
1610–1623	Canibek Giray	first reign
1623–1628	Mehmed III Giray	†
1628–1635	Canibek Giray	second reign
1635–1637	İnayet Giray
1637–1641	Bahadır I Giray
1641–1644	Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Sufi — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1641 –1644 and 1654–1656. Supporter of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His nickname Sofu means Sufi in Crimean Tatar. Mehmed IV is a famous poet, he wrote his poems mainly on philosophic and religious topics under penname...	first reign
1644–1654	İslâm III Giray Islâm III Giray İslâm III Giray — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1644–1654.In 1648 allied with Zaporozhian Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky in his revolt against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1654 after the Treaty of Pereyaslav, he switched sides and allied with Poland against the Tsardom of...
1654–1666	Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Sufi — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1641 –1644 and 1654–1656. Supporter of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His nickname Sofu means Sufi in Crimean Tatar. Mehmed IV is a famous poet, he wrote his poems mainly on philosophic and religious topics under penname...	second reign
1666–1671	Adil Giray Adil Giray Adil Giray was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671. He strongly supported the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and was one of the candidates in the Polish royal election of 1669. In 1671 Giray was removed as khan by Mehmed IV, the Ottoman sultan, when the sultan decided to wage war with...
1671–1678	Selim I Giray Selim I Giray Selim I Giray was a Crimean khan He reigned four times between 1671 – 1704.-Background:Crimean khans were the direct descendants of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empreror. After the death of Genghis Khan the empire was partitioned and the part in East Europe and Northwest Asia was named Golden...	first reign
1678–1683	Murad Giray
1683–1684	Hacı II Giray
1684–1691	Selim I Giray Selim I Giray Selim I Giray was a Crimean khan He reigned four times between 1671 – 1704.-Background:Crimean khans were the direct descendants of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empreror. After the death of Genghis Khan the empire was partitioned and the part in East Europe and Northwest Asia was named Golden...	second reign
1691	Saadet III Giray
1691–1692	Safa Giray
1692–1699	Selim I Giray Selim I Giray Selim I Giray was a Crimean khan He reigned four times between 1671 – 1704.-Background:Crimean khans were the direct descendants of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empreror. After the death of Genghis Khan the empire was partitioned and the part in East Europe and Northwest Asia was named Golden...	third reign
1699–1702	Devlet II Giray Devlet II Giray Devlet II Giray was Crimean Khan in 1699-1702 and 1709-1713. He occupied the throne between the board and Qaplan I Giray. The eldest son was Selim II Giray.- First Rule :...	first reign
1702–1704	Selim I Giray Selim I Giray Selim I Giray was a Crimean khan He reigned four times between 1671 – 1704.-Background:Crimean khans were the direct descendants of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empreror. After the death of Genghis Khan the empire was partitioned and the part in East Europe and Northwest Asia was named Golden...	fourth reign
1704–1707	Ğazı III Giray
1707–1708	Qaplan I Giray	first reign
1709–1713	Devlet II Giray Devlet II Giray Devlet II Giray was Crimean Khan in 1699-1702 and 1709-1713. He occupied the throne between the board and Qaplan I Giray. The eldest son was Selim II Giray.- First Rule :...	second reign
1713–1715	Qaplan I Giray	second reign
1716–1717	Devlet III Giray
1717–1724	Saadet IV Giray
1724–1730	Meñli II Giray	first reign
1730–1736	Qaplan I Giray	third reign
1736–1737	Fetih II Giray
1737–1740	Meñli II Giray	second reign
1740–1743	Selamet II Giray
1743–1748	Selim II Giray
1748–1756	Arslan Giray	first reign
1756–1758	Halim Giray
1758–1764	Qırım Giray	first reign
1765–1767	Selim III Giray	first reign
1767	Arslan Giray	second reign
1767–1768	Maqsud Giray
1768–1769	Qırım Giray	second reign
1769–1770	Devlet IV Giray	first reign
1770	Qaplan II Giray Qaplan II Giray Qaplan II Giray was a Crimean khan of the late 18th century.- Biography :Qaplan ruled from 1769-1770, a very brief reign. During his time as khan of the Crimean Khanate, he negotiated with the Kingdom of Russia for Crimean independence. Qaplan fought against Russia in the Russo-Turkish War for his...
1770–1771	Selim III Giray	second reign
1771–1775	Sahib II Giray	†
1775–1777	Devlet IV Giray	second reign
1777–1782	Şahin Giray Sahin Giray Şahin Giray was the last Khan of Crimea. He was born in 1745 in Edirne.He studied in Greece and also in Venice.He reputedly spoke the Crimean Tatar language as well as Ottoman Turkish, Italian and Greek....	first reign
1782	Bahadır II Giray
1782–1783	Şahin Giray Sahin Giray Şahin Giray was the last Khan of Crimea. He was born in 1745 in Edirne.He studied in Greece and also in Venice.He reputedly spoke the Crimean Tatar language as well as Ottoman Turkish, Italian and Greek....	second reign
† The reigns of Canibek Giray in 1624 and of Maqsud Giray in 1771–1772 are not listed. Though these khans were formally appointed by 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... sultans they did not reach the throne and did not rule 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... . In the years mentioned, the authority in the Crimean Khanate Crimean Khanate Crimean Khanate, or Khanate of Crimea , was a state ruled by Crimean Tatars from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was . Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan... was exercised by Mehmed III Giray and Sahib II Giray correspondingly.
Note: The nominal khans Şahbaz Giray (1787–1789) and Baht Giray (1789–1792) mentioned in some works are not listed in this table as they did not rule the Crimean Khanate annexed by Russian Empire Russian Empire The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union... in 1783.

List of Crimean khans

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