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)