Haci II Giray

Haci^[1]orHaji II Giray(reigned1683-1684,lived 1644–1689) was briefly khan of theCrimean khanate.He was the son of Kyrym Giray, one of the many sons ofSelâmet I Giray.He was khan between the first and second reigns of his cousinSelim I Giray.His brotherSaadet III Giraybecame khan in 1691. None of his descendants were khans. Three of his uncles were khans.

During the first reign of his cousin Selim I Giray (1671–1678) he helped the Turks against the Austrians and was praised for his bravery. In 1678 Selim was replaced by another cousinMurad Giraybecause of a military failure. In 1683 Murad was removed because of his part in thedisaster at Vienna.

When the 39-year-old Haji came to the throne he appointed askalgaand nureddin Devlet and Azamat Giray, two sons of Selim I. (Devlet later became khanDevlet II Giray). In late 1683 the Crimeans defeatedStefan Kunickiwho had attacked theBudjak Horde.For some reason, he cancelled the payments due to the Crimean nobles. The rebellious nobles occupied the palace at Bakhchisarai and requested that the Turks restore Selim I. Haji fled to theMangupfortress and then to Turkey. He died in Rhodes in 1689. Howorth suggested that the sons of Selim were involved in his overthrow.

Sources and footnotes[edit]

Henry Hoyle Howorth, History of the Mongols, 1880, Part 2, pp. 563
Олекса Гайворонский «Созвездие Гераев». Симферополь, 2003.^[2]

^"C" is the Turklish equivalent of English "J"
^In the absence of better sources part of this article is abstracted from the corresponding article in the Russian Wikipedia as of February 2021. The Russian Wiki follows Gaivoronsky. Howorth is very old and out of date.

Preceded by Murad Giray	Khan of Crimea 1683–1684	Succeeded by Selim I Giray(2nd reign)

[1] "C" is the Turklish equivalent of English "J"

[2] In the absence of better sources part of this article is abstracted from the corresponding article in the Russian Wikipedia as of February 2021. The Russian Wiki follows Gaivoronsky. Howorth is very old and out of date.

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