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khanate of Crimea: Facts & Related Content

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Date	1443 - 1783

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Mongol Kingdom of the Bosporus Tauric Chersonese Podolia Ottoman Empire East Germany Prussia Austria-Hungary Bohemia Seleucid empire Kyivan Rus

Major Events

Battle of Beresteczko

Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca

Ukraine

palace of the Tatar khans in Bakhchysaray

Bakhchysaray

Ukraine

Key People

Mikhail Semyonovich, Prince Vorontsov

Russian statesman