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Crimean Khanate

1441 – 1783 CE · about 342 years

The Crimean Khanate was a Crimean Tatar state ruled by the Giray dynasty, a branch of the descendants of Genghis Khan, after it broke away from the Golden Horde. From 1475 it was an Ottoman vassal, and its raids into Poland-Lithuania and Russia supplied the slave trade. Russia annexed it in 1783.

Key facts

Dates1441 – 1783 CE
RegionEurasian steppe
ContinentEurope
CapitalsQırq Yer, Bakhchysarai
FounderHacı I Giray
Religion(s)Sunni Islam

Before & after

Preceded by

Golden Horde Great Horde

Followed by

Russian Empire

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Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.