Crimean-Circassian War (1616-1640)
The Crimean-Circassian Wars of 1616–1640 refers to a series of conflicts between the Crimean Khanate and the Kabardian Principality.[1]
| Crimean-Circassian War (1616–1640) | |||||||
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| Part of Crimean-Circassian Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Crimean Khanate Nogai Horde |
 Kabardia (East Circassia) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Canibek Giray Mehmed III Giray İnayet Giray Bahadır I Giray |
Kudenet Aleguqo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 26,000 | Unknown | ||||||
History
editIn 1616, The 12,000-strong Crimean army led by Khan Janibek Gerai invaded Kabarda. Ruin, destruction of crops, death of many people. A centurion of prisoners was captured, thousands of heads of cattle were stolen.[2] Between 1619 and 1635, the Crimean Tatars and their allied Nogais attacked the Circassian lands. The campaigns were accompanied by robberies, violence, theft of a huge amount of livestock.[2]
In 1640, 14,000 strong Crimean army entered Circassia. The Crimeans were defeated by the Circassians and retreated to Azov.[2]
References
edit- ^ Мальбахов Б. К. "Кабарда на этапах политической истории (середина XVI — первая четверть XIX века), Москва, из-во «Поматур», 2002 г. ISBN 5-86208-106-2, ст. 212
- ^ a b c Мальбахов Б. К. "Кабарда на этапах политической истории (середина XVI — первая четверть XIX века), Москва, из-во «Поматур», 2002 г. ISBN 5-86208-106-2, ст. 248
3. Natho, Kadir I. (2009). Circassian History. p. 134. ISBN 978-1441523884.
4. Крымско-ногайские набеги на Кабарду