Aq Kübek Khan (?–~1550; also ''Aq Köbek''), was a ruler of

Astrakhan Khanate The Khanate of Astrakhan was a Tatar rump state of the Golden Horde. The khanate existed in the 15th and 16th centuries in the area adjacent to the mouth of the Volga river, around the modern city of Astrakhan. Its khans claimed patrilineal de ...

in 1532–1534 and 1541–1544. He was the son of Mortaza Beg. He pursued politics against

Crimean Khanate The Crimean Khanate, self-defined as the Throne of Crimea and Desht-i Kipchak, and in old European historiography and geography known as Little Tartary, was a Crimean Tatars, Crimean Tatar state existing from 1441 to 1783, the longest-lived of th ...

and Nogay Horde for the

's independence. He was overthrown by Yamghurchi khan. For uncertainties and additional information, see the second part of

List of Astrakhan khans Below is a list of rulers of the Astrakhan Khanate. These were independent rulers of part of the Golden Horde territories after its decline began; the area was centred on the lower Volga. It was conquered and reduced to a vassal state by Ivan th ...

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