Sahib I Giray

Sahib I
Khan of the Tatar Kazan Khanate
Reign	1521–1524
Predecessor	Shahgali
Successor	Safa Giray
Khan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate
Reign	1532–1551
Predecessor	İslâm I Giray
Successor	Devlet I Giray
Born	1501 Crimea
Died	1551 Crimea
Dynasty	Giray dynasty
Father	Meñli I Giray
Religion	Sunni Islam
Tughra

Sahib I Giray (1501–1551) was Khan of Kazan for three years and Khan of Crimea for nineteen years. His father was the Crimean Khan Meñli I Giray. Sahib was placed on the throne of Kazan by his ambitious brother Mehmed of Crimea and driven out of Kazan by the Russians. He became Khan of Crimea with Ottoman support and was expelled by the Turks for disobedience. During his reign Crimean troops fought for the Turks and also fought in the North Caucasus. In 1532-1584, during the long reigns of Sahib I Giray, Devlet I Giray and Mehmed II Giray, Crimea was at the height of its power.