Özet:

Lower Volga region became a Turkic enclave with starting the establishment of cities from Khazars epoch. After the Mongol invasion in the Lower Volga region, that bringing about central territories of Golden Horde State, Astarkhan City came forward as a center of transit trade. After Mengli Giray, Khan of Kirim, demolished Golden Horde State by attacking to “Taht-İli”, Astarkhan Khanate became free and grew rich owing to affluent fish and salt sources. Astarkhan Khanate remained under pressure of Nogays and Kirim Khans desiring to expand their dominance to Lower Volga region up to completely invasion of khanate by Russian. That situation blow to stableness and prevented strengthening of state. Astarkhan Khans intimidated by powerful neighbors Tatar khans and aligned with Moscow Knezs. Nevertheless, after Russian captured Kazan Khanate aimed to move out Caspian Sea with destroying Astarkhan Khanate. As a result, Turkic dominance ended in region by capturing of Astarkhan by Russians in 1556.

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