Crimea

Khanate of Crimea and the Kipchak Steppe

Tatar Khanate (1441-1783)

Location: Crimean Peninsula and surrounding regions

Capital City: Qyrq Yer (1441 - 1490), Salaçyq (1490-1532), Bağçasaray (1532-1783)

Government type: Elective Monarchy

Main languages: Crimean Tatar

Main religions: Sunni Islam

Chronology

1441: Crimean Khanate breaks off from the Golden Horde

1475-1771: Ottoman Vassal

1771: Russian protectorate

1774: Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca declares that neither Russia or the Ottomans can interfere in Crimea's affairs

1783: Russian annexation

Currency

Beshilik (1441-1783)

1 Beshilik = 5 Akce/Para/Polushka = 15 Manghir • Ikilik/Denga = 2 Akce • 1 Kopek = 3 Akce • 1 Kurus = 8 Beshilik • 1 Altmishlik = 12 Beshlik

Coins from Aachen in the collection

•1 Akce, 1691 (Khan Sa’adet III (1691), billon, Bağçasaray mint, Islamic#2087a)