Turkic Beyliks & Khanates
Astrakhan Khanate
Astrakhan Khanate (1466-1557)
Subtopics
Region of AstrakhanAstrakhan Khanate was founded in the city of Astrahan where the Idyll (Volga) River flowed into the Caspian Sea. The original name of Astrakhan City w…Don-Idyll ChannelIn the period of Selim II, Sokullu Mehmed Pasha wanted to construct a channel between the Don and Idyll Rivers in order to provide both the transporta…City of AstrahanIn the beginning of the Golden Horde State, the city of Astrahan had been founded on the right coasts fo the city of Idyll that was the centre of the…