Sahib I Giray

Deceased Person

1501 – 1551

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Who was Sahib I Giray?

Sahib I Giray, Sahib Khan Girai — 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.

In 1532 after the death of Saadet I Giray Sahib inherited the Crimean Khanate. In 1541 he again invaded Muscovy.

Died in 1551.

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Born
1501
Parents
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
Ethnicity
  • Crimean Tatars
Died
1551

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on July 23, 2013

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