Gazi III Giray (lived 1674–1708, reigned 1704–1707) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was the second son of

Selim I Giray Selim I Giray, Selim Khan Girai ( crh, I Selim Geray, tr, 1. Selim Giray) was four times khan of the Crimean Khanate in the period from 1671 to 1704. During this time Crimean khans were regularly appointed and replaced by the Ottomans. The ma ...

. His brothers were khans

Saadet IV Giray "Saadet" is a Turkish feminine given name, meaning "Felicity." People with this name include: Given name *Saadet Aksoy (born 1983), Turkish-born actress *Saadet I Giray (1492–1538), Khan of the Crimean Khanate *Saadet II Giray (?–1587), Khan of ...

, Mengli II Giray,

Devlet II Giray Devlet II Giray (1648–1718) was Khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1699 to 1702 and from 1709 to 1713. His eldest son was Selim II Giray. First Rule (1699–1702) Selim I Giray, after his retirement in 1699, recommended Devlet II Giray Khan ...

Qaplan I Giray Qaplan I Giray was three times khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was the son of Selim I Giray and thus one of the six brothers who ruled for most the period from 1699 to 1743. During his first reign he was defeated by the Kabardians. His second r ...

and Selyamet II Giray. None of his sons were khans. He succeeded his father Selim and was followed by his brother Qaplan. During his father's third reign (1692–1699) he was serasker of the

Budjak Horde The Budjak Horde or Belgorod Horde formed part of the Nogai Horde in the 17th and 18th centuries. It settled in the northern Black Sea coast area under protectorate of the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire's Sanjak of Ozu (Yedisan). Its capi ...

. In 1699 his father resigned and was replaced by Gazi's older brother

. Gazi was made nureddin. He and the Budjaks rose against his brother and after their defeat he was exiled to Rhodes. Devlet was deposed in 1702 and Gazi's father became khan for the fourth time. Gazi was made his kalga. In December 1704 his father died and Gazi became khan. He appointed as kalga and nureddin his brothers Qaplan and Mengli.According to the Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam. As of November 2021,some Wikipedia articles have Maksud as nureddin. Russia and Turkey were then at peace, but the Nogais continued raiding. Russia complained to Istanbul that Gazi did not stop them. Gazi also opposed Ottoman attempts to transfer the Budjak Nogais from Crimea to Turkey. His brother Qaplan plotted against him and there were court factions in Istanbul. He was deposed in 1707 and died of plague at Karnobat near Constantinople in July 1708. He was described as tall, black-bearded and handsome.

Sources and notes

* *Henry Hoyle Howorth, History of the Mongols, 1880, Part 2, page 565 (one paragraph) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazi 03 Giray 18th-century Crimean khans 1674 births 1708 deaths