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Ghayur Khan
Ghayur Khan was the ruler of Simsir, a Muslim principality in Chechnya, mentioned by Sharaf al-Din Yazdi and other chroniclers of Timur. He sided with Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in his war with Timur, and Simsir was attacked by Timur's forces in 1395 during the campaign in the North Caucasus.
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