Yamghurchi Khan (died 1555) was a ruler of the

Astrakhan Khanate The Khanate of Astrakhan was a Tatar rump state of the Golden Horde. The khanate existed in the 15th and 16th centuries in the area adjacent to the mouth of the Volga river, around the modern city of Astrakhan. Its khans claimed patrilineal de ...

since the 1540s. He occupied the throne with the help of the Nogay nobility. In the battle of

Xacitarxan Hajji Tarkhan or Hajji Tarkhan al Jedid (Turki/Cuman language, Kypchak and , ), also known as Hashtar Khan / Astarxan () or Astrakhan, was a medieval city at the right bank of Volga, situated approximately 12 km north of the modern city of A ...

in 1554 the Russians defeated him. They occupied the area from 1556.Janet Martin, Medieval Russia:980-1584, (Cambridge University Press, 1996), p. 356 He escaped to lands behind the

Terek river The Terek () is a major river in the Northern Caucasus. It originates in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and flows through North Caucasus region of Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rises near the juncture of the Greater Caucasus ...

. In 1555 he was killed in dissension with

Nogais The Nogais ( ) are a Kipchaks, Kipchak people who speak a Turkic languages, Turkic language and live in Southeastern Europe, North Caucasus, Volga region, Central Asia and Turkey. Most are found in Northern Dagestan and Stavropol Krai, as well ...

. For uncertainties and additional information see the second part of

List of Astrakhan khans Below is a list of rulers of the Astrakhan Khanate. These were independent rulers of part of the Golden Horde territories after its decline began; the area was centred on the lower Volga. It was conquered and reduced to a vassal state by Ivan th ...

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