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Crimean Khanate

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Crimean Khanate

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Also known as Little Tartaria, Khanate of the Crimea, Crimea, Kuban Tartary

former state at the Crimean Peninsula until April 1783

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The Crimean Khanate was an independent state located on the Crimean Peninsula that existed until it was abolished in April 1783. It matters historically because it was a significant regional power in Eastern Europe before its end, and its disappearance marked an important shift in the political control of the peninsula.

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Instance of
khanate
Religion
Sunni Islam
Participant in
Long War
Continent
Europe
Capital
Staroselye
Official language
Crimean Tatar
Population
1500000
Area
400000
Form of government
elective monarchy
Shares border with
Ottoman Empire
Image
Карло Боссоли. Ханский дворец.jpg
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Commons category
Crimean Khanate
topic's main category
Category:Crimean Khanate
inception
1441-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1783-04-19
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label
Kîrîm Kanlîgî
language used
Ottoman Turkish
official religion
Islam
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofMoldova Russia Ukraine

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