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Devlet III Giray

Devlet III Giray was the Khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1716 to 1717. He died in 1717 somewhere in modern day Bulgaria after falling from his horse, having been removed from power by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III earlier that year.

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Delvet III Giray
Khan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate
Reign1716 – 1717
PredecessorQaplan I Giray
SuccessorSaadet IV Giray
Born1647 (1647)
Died1717 (1718) (aged 70)
Somewhere in modern day Bulgaria
DynastyGiray dynasty
ReligionSunni Islam

Devlet III Giraya (1647 – 1717) was the Khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1716 to 1717.12 He died in 1717 somewhere in modern day Bulgaria after falling from his horse, having been removed from power by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III earlier that year.23

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  1. Baumer, Christoph (2018-04-18). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
  2. NiNa.Az (2024-06-16). "III Dövlət Gəray". www.wikimedia.az-az.nina.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. Kármán, Gábor; Kunčević, Lovro (2013-06-20). The European Tributary States of the Ottoman Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-25440-4.
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  1. Crimean Tatar, Ottoman Turkish and Persian: دولت کرای ثالث