Qasim II | |
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Khan of the Tatar Astrakhan Khanate | |
Reign | 1504–1532 |
Predecessor | Abdal-Karim Khan Astrakhani |
Successor | Aq Kubek of Astrakhan |
Died | 1532 |
Qasim II Khan (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: قاسم خان ثانی; died 1532) was the ruler of the Astrakhan Khanate until 1532. He was a son of Big Horde's khan Sayed Akhmad, and a grandson of Akhmat. He occupied Xacitarxan throne with the help of Nogays. He was a supporter of centralization policy. He is known to send a letter to Ottoman sultan Süleyman in 1531/1532. He was deposed and killed by Aq Kübek.