Qaplan I Giray

Qaplan I Giray
Khan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate
Reign	1707–1708 1713–1715 1730–1736
Predecessor	Ğazı III Giray Devlet II Giray Meñli II Giray
Successor	Devlet II Giray Devlet III Giray Fetih II Giray
Born	1678
Died	1738
Dynasty	Giray dynasty
Religion	Islam

Qaplan I Giray was three times khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was the son of Selim I Giray and thus one of the six brothers who ruled for most the period from 1699 to 1743. During his first reign he was defeated by the Kabardians. His second reign ended when he did not fully support the Turks in the Balkans. During his third reign Russia invaded Crimea and burned its capital. He and his brothers, as members of the House of Giray, were direct patrilineal descendants of Tuqa-timur, son of Jochi Khan, the founder of the Golden Horde.