Mehmed III Giray | |
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Khan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate | |
Reign | 1623–1628 |
Predecessor | Canibek Giray |
Successor | Canibek Giray |
Born | 1584 |
Died | 1629 |
Dynasty | Giray dynasty |
Religion | Islam |
Mehmed III Giray (1584–1629, reigned 1623–1628) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate. Much of his life was spent in conflict with nearly everyone around him. Part of the trouble was caused by his over-aggressive brother Shahin Giray. His reign was marked by an unsuccessful Turkish attempt to expel him and by the first treaty between Crimea and the Zaporozhian Cossacks. He was driven out by the Turks in 1628 and died trying to regain his throne.
His name in Crimean Tatar is (Crimean Tatar: III Mehmed Geray, ٣محمد كراى).