Crimea has long attracted nomads and settlers, both from Asia and from Europe.At various times, the peninsula was inhabited by the Scythians, Greeks, Goths, Polovtsy and other nations.In the 13th century there were Tatars, who in 1443 formed the Crimean Khanate.Its history is full of interesting and controversial facts.Consider some of them.
Crimean khans considered themselves the noblest of the Ottoman Sultans
Crimean Tatars and Turks have different origins and traditions of the state.Ottoman sultans were the descendants of the Anatolian Emir of the 13th century, while the Crimean rulers were descendants of Genghis Khan.This fact is rarely open to show, because the Crimean Khanate was dependent on the Ottoman Empire.
44 Crimean Khan ruled 56 times
This discrepancy is due to the fact that the same Crimean khan could lose the throne, and then re-occupy it.For example, Kaplan Giray I and Myung-Gly Giray I enthrone three times, and Selim Giray - four.This situation was caused by the great influence of the Ottoman Empire in the appointment and removal of the Khans.Often padishah was enough to send a gift to the future Khan and letter of appointment, and the former governor without too much grumbling abdicated the throne.Very rarely Khan rules over 5 years.The deposed rulers of the Crimean Khanate, as a rule, were sent to Rhodes.
members of Khan's kind often living outside Crimea
Most members of the khan dynasty Giray lived in estates designated for them by the Ottoman rulers.Most of these estates were located in what is now Bulgaria.So, many of Gireiev lived near the city of Yanbolu (modern. Yambol).No less than members of the Khan's kind of been on the island of Rhodes.After the Crimean Khanate completely lost its independence, Giray dynasty went to Turkey.At the moment, one of the last representatives of the dynasty of the Crimean khans Dzhezar Garay living in London.
Among the Crimean khans were poets
Some of the Crimean khans differed extraordinary literary talents.But their regal names, they often hide under a pseudonym.For example, Khan Gaza II Giray wrote poems under the pseudonym Gazayi, Mehmed IV Giray was known as Kamil or sofa, hiding under the name of Khorezm Bahadır I Giray.Poetic works to create not only the khans, but also kind of princess Giray.The most famous was the Khan Zade Khanum, sister and wife of Gazayi Khorezm.
largest Crimean treasure
In 2007, on the mountain Tepe-Oba (about Feodosia) some gardeners have found an old jar filled with silver coins.It was the coin of the Crimean Khanate.The treasure consisted of 10 thousand. Akche coinage of the XVI century., And its weight was equal to 6 kg.At a time when the Crimean Khanate was powerful, it was a rather large sum of money.In comparison, the price of sheep was 22-24 akche, slave-cost 800-900 akche man and a woman - 600 akche.Found coins were made of low-grade silver and copper (80% copper and 20% silver).These coins were minted throughout the state's history of the Crimean Tatars.Officially, this discovery is the largest (by coins) treasure found in Ukraine.
