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Devlet Giray (other)
Devlet Giray may refer to: *Khans of the Crimean Khanate: ** Devlet I Giray (1512–1577), reigned from 1551 to 1577 ** Devlet II Giray (1648–1718), reigned in 1699–1702 and 1709–13 ** Devlet III Giray (1647–1717), reigned from 1716 to 1717 ** Devlet IV Giray (1730–1780), reigned in 1769–70 and 1775–77 *Various members of the Giray house, including: **Circa 1400 Possibly the founder, according to an old source **c 1588: brother of Canibek Giray **c 1601: son of Saadet II Giray, killed by Gazi II Giray **c 1623: the father of Adil Giray **c 1756: brother of Halim Giray See also * Devlet Devlet is the Turkish word for "state", a borrowing from Arabic ''dawla'' (دولة) via Persian ''dowlat'' (دولت). It has also been used as a given name. It may refer to: *Devlet Bahçeli (born 1948), Turkish politician and chairman of the fa ... * Giray (other) {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devlet I Giray
Devlet I Giray (1512–1577, r. 1551–1577, ; ', ) was a Crimean Khan. His long and eventful reign saw many highly significant historical events: the fall of Kazan to Russia in 1552, the fall of the Astrakhan Khanate to Russia in 1556, the burning of Moscow at the hands of the Crimean Tatars in 1571 and the defeat of the Crimeans near Moscow in 1572. During Devlet's reign there were a number of Cossack raids on Crimea. Early life and enthronement Devlet was the son of Mubarak, and grandson of Meñli I Giray (1478–1515). From Mengli's death until Devlet's accession the throne was held by Mubarak's brothers and their sons, so Devlet was from a collateral branch. Mubarak served Sultan Selim I the Grim and died fighting in Egypt in 1516–17. In 1530 Devlet became Kalga to his uncle Saadet I Giray (1524–1532). When Saadet abdicated in 1532 he was imprisoned and then followed his uncle to Istanbul. Girays in the Turkish service were potential Crimean khans. In 1551 Sahib I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |