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Giray dynastyGiray , 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...
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The following is the chronological table of reigns of
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Crimean KhanateThe Crimean Khanate or the Khanate of Crimea was a Crimean Tatar state from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was Crimean Yurt The Crimean Khanate or the Khanate of Crimea was a Crimean Tatar state from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was Crimean Yurt...
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Giray dynastyGiray , 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...
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| Date of Reign |
Name |
Notes |
| 1441 - 1466 |
Hacı I GirayHacı 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...
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| 1466-1467 |
Nur Devlet |
first reign |
| 1467 |
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....
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first reign |
| 1467-1469 |
Nur Devlet |
second reign |
| 1469-1475 |
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....
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second reign |
| 1475 |
Hayder 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....
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| 1475-1476 |
Nur Devlet |
third reign |
| 1476-1478 |
dynasty dismissed from power |
| 1478-1515 |
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....
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third reign |
| 1515-1523 |
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...
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| 1523-1524 |
Ğazı I Giray |
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| 1524-1532 |
Saadet I Giray |
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| 1532 |
İslâm I Giray |
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| 1532-1551 |
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....
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| 1551-1577 |
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....
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| 1577-1584 |
Mehmed II Giray |
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| 1584 |
Saadet II Giray |
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| 1584-1588 |
İslâm II Giray |
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| 1588-1596 |
Ğazı II Giray |
first reign |
| 1596 |
Fetih I Giray |
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| 1596-1607 |
Ğazı II Giray |
second reign |
| 1607-1608 |
Toqtamış Giray |
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| 1608-1610 |
Selâmet I Giray |
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| 1610-1623 |
Canibek Giray |
first reign |
| 1623-1628 |
Mehmed III Giray |
† |
| 1628-1635 |
Canibek Giray |
second reign |
| 1635-1637 |
İnayet Giray |
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| 1637-1641 |
Bahadır I Giray |
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| 1641-1644 |
Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Sufi — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1641 –1644 and 1654–1666. 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...
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first reign |
| 1644-1654 |
İslâm 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...
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| 1654-1666 |
Mehmed IV Giray Mehmed IV Giray Sufi — a khan of the Crimean Khanate in 1641 –1644 and 1654–1666. 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...
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second reign |
| 1666-1671 |
Adil Giray Adil Giray — a khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666 to 1671. Supporter of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the candidates in the free election of 1669. In 1671 removed by Ottoman sultan, when he decided to wage war with Commonwealth....
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| 1671-1678 |
Selim I Giray |
first reign |
| 1678-1683 |
Murad Giray |
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| 1683-1684 |
Hacı II Giray |
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| 1684-1691 |
Selim I Giray |
second reign |
| 1691 |
Saadet III Giray |
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| 1691-1692 |
Safa Giray |
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| 1692-1699 |
Selim I Giray |
third reign |
| 1699-1702 |
Devlet II Giray |
first reign |
| 1702-1704 |
Selim I Giray |
fourth reign |
| 1704-1707 |
Ğazı III Giray |
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| 1707-1708 |
Qaplan I Giray |
first reign |
| 1709-1713 |
Devlet II Giray |
second reign |
| 1713-1715 |
Qaplan I Giray |
second reign |
| 1716-1717 |
Devlet III Giray |
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| 1717-1724 |
Saadet IV Giray |
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| 1724-1730 |
Meñli II Giray |
first reign |
| 1730-1736 |
Qaplan I Giray |
third reign |
| 1736-1737 |
Fetih II Giray |
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| 1737-1740 |
Meñli II Giray |
second reign |
| 1740-1743 |
Selamet II Giray |
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| 1743-1748 |
Selim II Giray |
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| 1748-1756 |
Arslan Giray |
first reign |
| 1756-1758 |
Halim Giray |
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| 1758-1764 |
Qırım Giray |
first reign |
| 1765-1767 |
Selim III Giray |
first reign |
| 1767 |
Arslan Giray |
second reign |
| 1767-1768 |
Maqsud Giray |
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| 1768-1769 |
Qırım Giray |
second reign |
| 1769-1770 |
Devlet IV Giray |
first reign |
| 1770 |
Qaplan II Giray |
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| 1770-1771 |
Selim III Giray |
second reign |
| 1771-1775 |
Sahib II Giray |
† |
| 1775-1777 |
Devlet IV Giray |
second reign |
| 1777-1782 |
Şahin 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....
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first reign |
| 1782 |
Bahadır II Giray |
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| 1782-1783 |
Şahin 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....
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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 OttomanThe Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State (Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِیَّهِ عُثْمَانِیَّه Dawlet-il ʿAliyyat-il ʿOs̠māniyye, Modern Turkish:...
sultans they did not reach the throne and did not rule CrimeaCrimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is the only autonomous republic of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name.The territory of Crimea was conquered and controlled many times throughout its history...
. In the years mentioned, the authority in the Crimean KhanateThe Crimean Khanate or the Khanate of Crimea was a Crimean Tatar state from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was Crimean Yurt The Crimean Khanate or the Khanate of Crimea was a Crimean Tatar state from 1441 to 1783. Its native name was Crimean Yurt...
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 RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in 1783. |
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