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Hacı I Giray

1397 - 1466

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Hacı I Giray (1397–1466) was the founder of the Crimean Khanate and the Giray dynasty of Crimea ruling from c. 1441 until his death in 1466. As the Golden Horde was breaking up, he established himself in Crimea and spent most of his life fighting off other warlords. He was usually allied with the Lithuanians. His name has many spellings, such as Haji-Girei and Melek Haji Girai (Crimean Tatar: Bır Hacı Geray, بیر-حاجى كراى; Melek Hacı Geray, ملک خاجى كراى). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hacı I Giray is the 3,229th most popular politician (down from 2,624th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 24th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Lithuanian Politician.

Hacı I Giray was a Turkish poet and author who is most famous for his poem "Hacı Bektaş Veli" which tells the story of the eponymous saint.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hacı I Giray ranks 3,229 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhao Bing, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Demetrius II Nicator, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Jie of Xia, and Wilhelm Liebknecht. After him are João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Vojtech Tuka, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Pang Tong, and Jörg Haider.

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Among people born in 1397, Hacı I Giray ranks 7. Before him are Sejong the Great, Pope Nicholas V, Guillaume Du Fay, Albert II of Germany, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, and Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy. After him are Jahan Shah, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Francesco Squarcione, Chimalpopoca, Baysunghur, and Tlacaelel. Among people deceased in 1466, Hacı I Giray ranks 3. Before him are Donatello, and Francesco I Sforza. After him are Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Isabel of Barcelos, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves, Peter, Constable of Portugal, Johann Fust, and Isotta Nogarola.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Hacı I Giray ranks 29 out of 328. Before him are Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875), Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799), Aaron Klug (1926), Marija Gimbutas (1921), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932). After him are Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), Andrew Schally (1926), Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943), and Sigismund Kęstutaitis (1365).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lithuania

Among politicians born in Lithuania, Hacı I Giray ranks 13. Before him are Kęstutis (1297), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), and Vytautas Landsbergis (1932). After him are Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), Sigismund Kęstutaitis (1365), Boris Skossyreff (1896), Treniota (1210), and Andrius Kubilius (1956).

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