Devlet I Giray | |
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Taht Algan (The Winner of the Throne) | |
![]() Devlet Giray (left) in the Süleymannâme (16th century) | |
Khan of Kazan (pretender) | |
Reign | 1549–1551 |
Predecessor | Safa Giray of Kazan |
Successor | Shahghali |
Khan of Crimea | |
Reign | 1551–1577 |
Predecessor | Sahib I Giray |
Successor | Mehmed II Giray |
Born | 1512[1] |
Died | 25 June 1577 Bakhchysarai | (aged 64–65)
Dynasty | Giray dynasty |
Father | Mübârek Giray[1] |
Religion | Islam |
Devlet I Giray (1512–1577, r. 1551–1577,[2] Crimean Tatar: I Devlet Geray, دولت كراى; Taht Alğan Devlet Geray, تخت آلغان دولت كراى) was Khan of Crimea from 1551 to 1577. Events during his reign included the fall of Kazan to Russia in 1552, the fall of the Astrakhan Khanate to Russia in 1556, and the burning of Moscow by the Crimean Tatars in 1571. Another notable event was the defeat of the Crimeans near Moscow in 1572. Cossack raids into the Crimea were also common during his reign.
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