Mengli Giray (1445 - 1515) is a Khan Khanat of the Crimea and the sixth wire of the founder Haci Giray.

It is assembled on the throne in 1466, for a few months, then was deposited by his brother Nur Devlet. It recovered its throne in January 1469, then has it reperdu in March 1475 in result of a rebellion of his/her brothers and the nobility.

The same year, it was captured by the Othoman with Caffa and was taken along to Istanbul. After having recognized the suzerainty of the Othomans on the Khanat, it could go up on the throne in 1478. It strongly contributed to the development of the State tatar of the Crimea. He is in particular the founder of the fortress of Özü.

In 1502, it demolishes the last khan Horde of Gold and takes the control of its capital, Saraï. He then asserts the authority of the Horde on the others khanats of the Volga.

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