Meñli I Giray

E191038

Meñli I Giray was a prominent 15th–16th century Crimean khan who consolidated the Crimean Khanate’s power and forged a crucial alliance with the Ottoman Empire.

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Meñli I Giray canonical 2
Meñli 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crimean khan
historical figure
monarch
ally Ottoman Empire
assertedIndependenceFrom Great Horde
birthDate circa 1445
burialPlace Bakhchisarai
capitalEstablishedAt Bakhchisarai
conflict Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Great Horde
Muscovy
contributedTo rise of the Crimean Khanate as a regional power
country Crimean Khanate
deathDate 1515
deathPlace Bakhchisarai
dynasty Giray dynasty
linked to: Giray
era 15th century
16th century
ethnicGroup Crimean Tatar
linked to: Crimean Tatars
familyName Giray
father Hacı I Giray
givenName Meñli
linked to: Meñli I Giray
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
language Crimean Tatar
notableFor alliance with the Ottoman Empire
conflicts with the Great Horde
consolidation of the Crimean Khanate
raids into Muscovy
raids into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
patronOf Islamic architecture in Crimea
positionHeld Khan of the Crimean Khanate
linked to: Hacı I Giray
predecessor Nur Devlet
regionRuled Black Sea steppe
Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea
reignEnd 1515
reignStart 1466
religion Islam
residence Bakhchisarai
roleInEvent participant in the weakening of the Great Horde
strengthened Ottoman-Crimean alliance
successor Mehmed I Giray
supported Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow
linked to: Ivan III of Russia
suzerainRecognized Ottoman sultan Bayezid II
linked to: Bayezid II

Ottoman sultan Mehmed II
linked to: Mehmed II
territorialBase Crimea
title Khan
vassalOf Ottoman Empire

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Giray notableMember Meñli I Giray
Meñli I Giray givenName Meñli
linked to: Meñli I Giray
Hacı I Giray successor Meñli I Giray