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| Gazi Urak Movement | |||||||||
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| Part of Crimean-Circassian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Crimean Khanate Nogai Horde |
 Kabardia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Gazi b. Uraq † [1] Iman-Girey  |
Kabardian king | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| High | Casualties not specified, likely minimal | ||||||||
Gazi Urak Movement or Crimean-Circassian war (1576) happened in 1576, Gazi leader of the Lesser Nogai Horde, was killed in battle against the Temryuks, weakening his alliance with the Crimean Khanate and the Circassians.[2][3]
History
[edit]Since the late 1550s, the situation in Temryuk became complicated as the Lesser Nogai Horde, led by murza Kaziy Uranov, settled in the steppes between Azov and North Caucasus, in the “interval”. Kaziy took in Crimean princes and supported the interests of Crimea and Turkey in the North Caucasus, being 'under the full will of the Tsar' (i.e., the Khan's will).[4]
Having intervened in the internal inter-princedom struggle in Kabarda, Kaziy sided with the hostile to Temryuk faction of princes led by Pgaepshoka Kaitukin, whose daughter he married, and who was subsequently attracted to the Crimean camp. According to the words of Prince Ismail, it was known in Moscow that ‘the Crimean Tsar, Kaziy murza, and certain Circassian, who were of Kaziy’s own tribe, all three united.’ As mentioned earlier, Temryuk established connections with Kaziy’s opponent, Nogai Prince Ismail, marrying his daughter Malkhurub to his son Tinekhmat and joining forces with him for joint enterprises against Kaziy and Pshaepshoka.[5][6]
In one of the campaigns against the Temryuk Kabardins, Gazi b. Urah lost his life. In early April 1576, news reached Bakhchisarai that
“Kazyya the murza was killed along with his brothers and children.”
In September of the same year, the Moscow tsar shared the news with the ruler of the Great Nogais [7]:
It was confirmed to us that Kazyya murza, along with Azov men, went to the Circassian, and there he was killed”.
Gradually, details of the event emerged. Around March 1576, Gazi, along with the Crimean prince İman-Giray, who was living with him, launched an attack on the Temryuk possessions. They defeated the local militias and, with a large spoil of war, began their return. During the night, the Temryuks, unexpectedly attacking the horse sentries, drove away the battle horses. In the morning, they launched an assault on the foot soldiers, who were weakened as a result. Gazi, two of his brothers, and several of his sons fell in battle. İman-Giray was captured. None of the soldiers from the defeated army survived. Gazi’s son Khan, upon hearing about the disaster, fled from the Little Horde to Kerch [8]
“because there was no one left for him to live with there (in the Little Horde – V.T.)”.
In August, a weary and wounded İman-Giray arrived in Crimea. He was released by one of the Kabardin princes, Algasufa, who was subsequently executed by the Temryuks[9]
The death of Gazi deeply saddened Khan Muhammad-Girey II:
“Only there was no royal name for Kazya, but he was a strong wall for the Crimean Khanate and Azov.”
The reputation of the deceased bey was very high in the eyes of the Crimean nobles – “and he had the foremost people in every military campaign – the Kazyas”.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ А. А. Новосельский. Указ, соч. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "Малая Ногайская Орда. Очерк истории". Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Падение Татарского Ногайского Княжества". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ Крымские дела. pp. кн. 13, лл. 62—63, 201 и сл., 262 и сл., 284 об., 348, кн. 14, л. 22 и сл.
- ^ Продолжение ДРВ. pp. 91, 118–120, 124, 166, 174, 179, 180, 212, 252, 260, 266, 283, ч. XI, стр. 14, 40, 47, 62.
- ^ Крымские дела. pp. кн. 13, лл. 41 и сл., 62–63, 75, 278, 284 об.
- ^ [РГАДА, ф. 123, оп. 1, д. 15, л. 34об.; ф. 137, оп. 1, д. 137, л. 366об.]
- ^ [РГАДА, ф. 123, оп. 1, д. 15, л. 40, 40об., 44, 44об.]
- ^ .[РГАДА, ф. 123, оп. 1, д. 15, л. 40об.]
- ^ [РГАДА, ф. 123, оп. 1, д. 15, л. 34об., 40об.]