| Monarchy ofCrimea | |
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.svg){kind=icon} Trident of Giray | |
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| First monarch | Hacı I Giray |
| Last monarch | Şahin Giray |
| Formation | 1441 |
| Abolition | 1783 |
| Residence | Bakhchisaray Palace |
| Appointer | Kurultai |
| Pretenders | Crimea PrinceAleksei Guirey[1] |
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TheCrimean Khanate was a state which existed in present-day southernUkraine (Crimea) from 1441 until 1783.
The position of Khan in Crimea was anelective monarchy and was picked bybeys from four of the most noble families (also known asQarachi beys:Argyns,Kipchaks,Shirins, and Baryns) atkurultai where the decision about a candidate was adopted.[2] The newly elected Khan was raised on a whitefelt sheet and over him were read Islamic prayers, after that the Khan was triumphantly enthroned.[2]
The following is the chronological table of reigns ofKhans of the Crimean Khanate from theGiray dynasty:
| Date of Reign | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1441–1456 | Hacı I Giray[3] | first reign |
| 1456 | Haydar[3] | |
| 1456–1466 | Hacı I Giray[3] | second reign |
| 1466–1468 | Nur Devlet[3] | first reign |
| 1468–1474 | Meñli I Giray[3] | first reign |
| 1474–1475 | Nur Devlet[3] | second reign |
| 1475–1476 | Meñli I Giray[3] | second reign |
| 1476–1477 | dynasty dismissed from power[3] | |
| 1477 | Nur Devlet[3] | third reign |
| 1478–1514 | Meñli I Giray[3] | third reign |
| 1514–1523 | Mehmed I Giray[3] | |
| 1523–1524 | Ğazı I Giray[3] | |
| 1524–1532 | Saadet I Girai[3] | |
| 1532 | İslâm I Giray[3] | |
| 1532–1551 | Sahib I Giray[3] | |
| 1551–1577 | Devlet I Giray | |
| 1577–1584 | Mehmed II Giray | |
| 1584 | Saadet II Giray | |
| 1584–1588 | İslâm II Giray | |
| 1588–1596 | Ğazı II Giray | first reign |
| 1596 | Fetih I Giray | |
| 1596–1607 | Ğazı II Giray | second reign |
| 1607–1608 | Toqtamış Giray | |
| 1608–1610 | Selâmet I Giray | |
| 1610–1623 | Canibek Giray | first reign |
| 1623–1628 | Mehmed III Giray | † |
| 1628–1635 | Canibek Giray | second reign |
| 1635–1637 | İnayet Giray | |
| 1637–1641 | Bahadır I Giray | |
| 1641–1644 | Mehmed IV Giray | first reign |
| 1644–1654 | İslâm III Giray | |
| 1654–1666 | Mehmed IV Giray | second reign |
| 1666–1671 | Adil Giray | |
| 1671–1678 | Selim I Giray | first reign |
| 1678–1683 | Murad Giray | |
| 1683–1684 | Haci II Giray | |
| 1684–1691 | Selim I Giray | second reign |
| 1691 | Saadet III Giray | |
| 1691–1692 | Safa Giray | |
| 1692–1699 | Selim I Giray | third reign |
| 1699–1702 | Devlet II Giray | first reign |
| 1702–1704 | Selim I Giray | fourth reign |
| 1704–1707 | Ğazı III Giray | |
| 1707–1708 | Qaplan I Giray | first reign |
| 1709–1713 | Devlet II Giray | second reign |
| 1713–1715 | Qaplan I Giray | second reign |
| 1716–1717 | Devlet III Giray | |
| 1717–1724 | Saadet IV Giray | |
| 1724–1730 | Meñli II Giray | first reign |
| 1730–1736 | Qaplan I Giray | third reign |
| 1736–1737 | Fetih II Giray | |
| 1737–1740 | Meñli II Giray | second reign |
| 1740–1743 | Selâmet II Giray | |
| 1743–1748 | Selim II Giray | |
| 1748–1756 | Arslan Giray | first reign |
| 1756–1758 | Halim Giray | |
| 1758–1764 | Qırım Giray | first reign |
| 1765–1767 | Selim III Giray | first reign |
| 1767 | Arslan Giray | second reign |
| 1767–1768 | Maqsud Giray | |
| 1768–1769 | Qırım Giray | second reign |
| 1769–1770 | Devlet IV Giray | first reign |
| 1770 | Qaplan II Giray | |
| 1770–1771 | Selim III Giray | second reign |
| 1771–1775 | Sahib II Giray | † |
| 1775–1777 | Devlet IV Giray | second reign |
| 1777–1782 | Şahin Giray | first reign |
| 1782 | Bahadır II Giray | |
| 1782–1783 | Şahin Giray | second reign |
| † The reigns ofCanibek Giray in 1624 and ofMaqsud Giray in 1771–1772 are not listed. Though these khans were formally appointed byOttoman sultans they did not reach the throne and did not ruleCrimea. In the years mentioned, the authority in theCrimean Khanate was exercised byMehmed III Giray andSahib II Giray correspondingly. | ||
