Devlet I Giray

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Devlet I Giray was a 16th-century Crimean Khan best known for his military campaigns against Muscovy and his role in the regional power struggles between the Ottoman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia.

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Devlet I Giray canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crimean Khan
military leader
monarch
alliedWith Ottoman Empire
capitalOfRealm Bakhchisarai
centuryOfActivity 16th century
chronologicalOrder first Crimean khan named Devlet Giray
conflict Crimean–Muscovite conflicts of the 1550s–1570s
Crimean–Nogai raids into Muscovy
Ottoman–Safavid conflict
surface form: Ottoman–Safavid conflicts (as Ottoman vassal support)

Russo-Crimean Wars
country Crimean Khanate
deathDate 1577
deathPlace Crimea
ethnicGroup Crimean Tatars
surface form: Crimean Tatar
familyName Giray
father Mubarak Giray
foreignPolicyGoal exploiting rivalry between Poland-Lithuania and Muscovy
maintaining Crimean influence over steppe territories north of the Black Sea
givenName Devlet
language Crimean Tatar language
surface form: Crimean Tatar
memberOf Giray
surface form: Giray dynasty
militaryAction campaigns into Russian territories
raid on Moscow in 1571
notableEvent burning of Moscow in 1571
notableFor military campaigns against Muscovy
participation in regional power struggles between the Ottoman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia
opponent Muscovy
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
surface form: Poland-Lithuania

Tsardom of Russia
partOf Crimean Khanate
surface form: Crimean Khanate–Ottoman imperial system
politicalRole regional power broker between Ottoman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia
positionHeld Hacı I Giray
surface form: Khan of the Crimean Khanate
predecessor Sahib I Giray
regionRuled Crimea
Pontic–Caspian steppe
reignEnd 1577
reignStart 1551
religion Islam
residence Bakhchisarai
styleOfAddress Khan Devlet Giray I
successor Mehmed II Giray
title Khan
Sovereign of the Crimean Tatars
vassalOf Ottoman Empire

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Giray notableMember Devlet I Giray
House of Jochi hasMember Devlet I Giray
Juma-Jami Mosque patron Devlet I Giray