Qoşçaq

Deceased Person

– 1551

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Who was Qoşçaq?

Qoşçaq beg was a statesman in Khanate of Kazan. From 1546 to 1551 he was a head of government during the reigns of Safagäräy and Söyembikä. He struggled against pro-Muscovite opposition. After the victory of Şahğäli's coup, he was forced to escape from Kazan. Russians caught and executed him after he refused to be baptized.

⁕ "article title". Tatar Encyclopaedia. Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.

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Also known as
  • Qoscaq
Died
1551

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on July 23, 2013

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