List of Crimean khans
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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
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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
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...
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...
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| Date of Reign | Name | Notes |
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| 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... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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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 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. |
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| 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. |
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