Ak-Kubek ( Ak Kobek , Tat. Aqkübek, Akkүbek ) is the Astrakhan Khan ( 1532 - 33 , 1545 - 46 , 1547 - 50 ), the eldest son of the Siberian Khan Murtaza and the grandson of Khan Akhmat .
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| Predecessor | Qasim II | ||||||
| Successor | Abdul Rahman | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Abdul Rahman | ||||||
| Successor | Yamgurchi | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Yamgurchi | ||||||
| Successor | Yamgurchi | ||||||
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| Death | 1550 | ||||||
| Father | Murtaza | ||||||
| Children | Abdullah | ||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||
Taking advantage of the weakening of the Nogai Horde with the help of the Circassians in 1532, he took the throne from Kashima . He pursued a policy of strengthening the khanate. In 1533 he was overthrown by Abdul-Rahman . In 1545, he returned power. In 1546 he was expelled by the Khan Yamgurchi , but in 1547 with the help of the Crimean Khan Sahib I Giray, he regained power. Yamgurchi was subsequently deposed with the support of the Russian government.
He left his son Abdullah and his daughter, married to Ak-Murza , the son of Nogai Prince Yusuf .
Sources
- Slavic Encyclopedia. Kievan Rus - Muscovy: in 2 volumes / Compiled by V.V. Boguslavsky . - T. 1 . - S. 12-13.
- Pokhlebkin V.V. Tatars and Russia. Chapter 3. - Moscow. "International Relations" 2000
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| Predecessor: Qasim II | Khan of Astrakhan 1532 - 1533 | Successor: Abdul Rahman |
| Predecessor: Abdul Rahman | Khan of Astrakhan 1545 - 1546 | Successor: Yamgurchi |
| Predecessor: Yamgurchi | Khan of Astrakhan 1547 - 1550 | Successor: Yamgurchi |