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Hacı I Giray

d. 1466 · 15th century · Also known as Haji I Giray, Haci I Giray, Hadji Giray

Hacı I Giray was the founder of the Crimean Khanate and of the Giray dynasty, which ruled it until 1783. A descendant of Genghis Khan through Jochi, he established an independent khanate in Crimea around 1441 with Lithuanian support, as the Golden Horde broke apart. He allied with Poland-Lithuania against the Great Horde and died in 1466.

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