Yamghurchi

Yamghurchi Khan ( tt-Latn, Yamğurçı xan ) (died 1555) was a ruler of the

Astrakhan Khanate The Khanate of Astrakhan, also referred to as the Xacitarxan Khanate, was a Tatar state that arose during the break-up of the Golden Horde. The Khanate existed in the 15th and 16th centuries in the area adjacent to the mouth of the Volga river, a ...

since the 1540s. He occupied the throne with the help of the Nogay nobility. In the battle of

Xacitarxan Hajji Tarkhan or Hajji Tarkhan al Jedid ( tt-Cyrl, Хаҗитархан, translit=Xacitarxan), also known as Hashtar Khan / Astarxan ( tt-Latn, Astarxan) or Astrakhan,in Persian sources: حاجی‌ترخان Haji-Tarkhan; Russian sources: Аст ...

in 1554 the Russians defeated him and forced him to escape to lands behind the

Terek river The Terek (; , Tiyrk; , Tərč; , ; , ; , ''Terk''; , ; , ) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus. It originates in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and flows through North Caucasus region of Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rise ...

. In 1555 he was killed in dissension with

Nogays The Nogais ( Nogai: Ногай, , Ногайлар, ) are a Turkic ethnic group who live in the North Caucasus region. Most are found in Northern Dagestan and Stavropol Krai, as well as in Karachay-Cherkessia and Astrakhan Oblast; some als ...

. For uncertainties and additional information see the second part of

List of Astrakhan khans First list with full names *''Küchük Muhammad one of the Last Khans of the Golden Horde had a son named Mahmud bin Küchük who succeeded him as Khan of the remnant Khanate named the Great Horde. He was deposed in a struggle for power by his bro ...

. 1555 deaths Khans of Astrakhan Year of birth unknown {{russia-hist-stub