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'''Şahin Giray''' is Last Crimean Khan. He was born in [[1745]] in [[Edirne]].
He studied in [[Greece]] and [[Venice]].
He spoke Tatar Language -main language-, Ottoman Turkish, Italian and Greek.
When he was 20, his uncle Crimean Khan [[Kırım Giray]] called him to Crimea.
Then, He became Commander of [[Nogai Horde]]. In 1770 [[Russia]] won a great battle against the [[Ottoman Empire]].
[[Russia]] wanted alliance with [[Crimean Khanate]].
He's very talented, good-looking and writing poetries. He wants to see and learn everything. " ▼But, Crimean Khan of this time , [[Selim Giray]] was angry with it.
Suddenly, [[Russia]] attacked Crimea. Tatars didn't have any solution.
Şahin Giray sent to [[ St. Petersburg ]] for peace.
[[Catherine II]] wrote about him: " Crimean Prince is most gentle Tatar, I saw.
▲He's very talented, good-looking and writing poetries. He wants to see and learn everything. "
In 1776, Şahin Giray became [[Khan of Crimea]].
He re-built Crimean Khanate, did reforms about economy and government, opened factories in Crimea, moved Capital city to Trade city, [[Caffa]] .
But, he agreed Russians' offer. He gave [[Crimea]] to [[Russia]] .
He moved to [[St.Petersburg]]. He wanted to move to [[Edirne]]. [[Russia]] and [[Ottoman Empire]] agreed this offer. He and his family entered [[Edirne]] in 1787.
He went to [[Istanbul]], his family stopped in [[Edirne]], and [[Rhodes]].
He executed in [[Rhodes]] in 1787.
His grandsons live in [[Bursa]], [[Istanbul]] and other Turkish cities.
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