Shah-Ali

Shah-Ali
Şahğali
Depiction of Shah-Ali, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Khan of the Tatar Qasim Khanate
(1st reign)
Reign1516 – 1519
PredecessorShaykh Allahyar
SuccessorCanghali of Kazan
Khan of the Tatar Kazan Khanate
(1st reign)
Reign1518 – 1521
PredecessorMöxämmädämin of Kazan
SuccessorSahib I Giray
Khan of the Tatar Qasim Khanate
(2nd reign)
Reign1535 – 1567
PredecessorCanghali of Kazan
SuccessorSain-Bulat
Khan of the Tatar Kazan Khanate
(2nd reign)
Reign1546
PredecessorSafa Giray of Kazan
SuccessorSafa Giray of Kazan
Khan of the Tatar Kazan Khanate
(3rd reign)
Reign1551 – 1552
PredecessorUtameshgaray of Kazan
SuccessorYadegar Mokhammad of Kazan
Born1505
Surozhik
Died1567
Kasimov
Burial4 February 1567
Spouse
Issuenone
HouseQasim khans (Borjigin)
FatherSheikh Awliyar (Şəyexawliər soltan)
MotherShah Sultan
ReligionIslam

Shah-Ali (Volga Türki and Persian: شاه علی, or Shahghali; Russian: Шах-Али; Tatar: Шаһгали / Şahğali; also known as Shig-Aley; Russian: Шиг-Алей;[1] 1505–1567) was a khan of the Qasim Khanate and the Khanate of Kazan. He ruled the Qasim Khanate for much of his life and three times tried to rule the Khanate of Kazan, which was independent until its conquest by Muscovy in 1552. He also ruled the town of Kasimov as a vassal of the Russians. He was the son of the Qasim Khan Sheikh Auliyar (reigned 1512–16) and grandson of Bakhtiar Sultan, a brother of Ahmed Khan bin Küchük (the Golden Horde ruler who lost control of Russia). One of his wives was the unfortunate Söyembikä of Kazan. He died childless in 1567 and was succeeded by Sain Bulat. He is described as physically repulsive and too fat to be a soldier, but a man of sound judgement. Shah-Ali was a direct descendant of Jochi Khan, the eldest son of Genghis Khan.

  1. ^ "ЭСБЕ/Шиг-Алей".