On the Circumstances of the Palace Coup and the Timing of Devlet Girey I's Accession to the Reign in Crimea
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2026

The mid-16th century was a time of great change in Eastern Europe. Following political turmoil caused by the intensified power struggle between boyar clans during the minority of Ivan IV, the Russian state returned to the «Great Game». Kazan became the focus of Moscow's primary foreign policy efforts. The conquest of Kazan in 1552 abruptly altered the balance of political power in the region. This inevitably caused concern among Russia's neighbors, including the Ottoman Empire. Fearing Moscow's