Mehmed I Giray

Mehmed I Giray
Meñli I Giray (centre) with the eldest son, future khan Mehmed I Giray (left) and Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (right).
Khan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate
Reign1515–1523
PredecessorMeñli I Giray
SuccessorĞazı I Giray
Born30 November 1465
DiedOctober 1523
Astrakhan
SpouseNurum Sultan Khatun
IssueĞazı I Giray
İslâm I Giray
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DynastyGiray dynasty
FatherMeñli I Giray
ReligionIslam

Mehmed I Giray (1465–1523, reigned 1515–1523) was khan of the Crimean Khanate. He was preceded by his father Meñli I Giray (r. 1478–1515) and followed by his son Ğazı I Giray (1523–1524). He gained control of the steppe nomads, put his brother on the throne of Kazan and was killed after taking Astrakhan.