Yamghurchi of Astrakhan

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yamghurchi Khan (Tatar: Yamğurçı xan [jʌmɣurˈtɕɯ]) (died 1555) was a ruler of the Astrakhan Khanate since the 1540s. He occupied the throne with the help of the Nogay nobility. In the battle of Xacitarxan in 1554 the Russians defeated him and forced him to escape to lands behind the Terek river. In 1555 he was killed in dissension with Nogays.

Preceded by Khan of Astrakhan
1544–1554
Succeeded by
Darwish Ghali


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