- Yamghurchi of Astrakhan
Yamghurchi Khan (Tatar: "Yamğurçı xan" IPA|/jʌmɣur`"t" ʆɯ/) (?-1555), was a ruler of
Astrakhan Khanate since 1540s. He occupied throne with the help ofNogay nobility. In the battle ofXacitarxan in 1554 Russian defeated him and forced him to escape to lands behind theTerek river. In 1555 he was killed in dissension withNogays .
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