Misplaced Pages

Qasim II of Astrakhan

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Qasim II of Astrakhan" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Khan of the Tatar Astrakhan Khanate
Qasim II
Khan of the Tatar Astrakhan Khanate
Reign1504–1532
PredecessorAbdal-Karim Khan Astrakhani
SuccessorAq Kubek of Astrakhan
Died1532

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.

See also

Qasim II of Astrakhan House of Borjigin (Боржигин)
Regnal titles
Preceded byGhabdelkarim of Astrakhan Khan of Astrakan
1504–1532
Succeeded byAq Kübek


Stub icon

This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Flag of RussiaHourglass icon  

This Russian history–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: