“Arrived in Astrakhan under the protection of His Imperial Majesty”. The political choice between Russia and the Crimea of the Astrakhan Yurt Murzas
Journal: From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region
Year: 2023

The article examines the situation in the Lower Volga region during the internecine struggle of the Kalmyk owners, which unfolded after the death of Khan Ayuka. It is noted that the result of this struggle was the departure from the Kalmyks of the Turkic peoples subject to them. Against the background of the migration to the Kuban under the rule of the Crimean Khan of the majority of Jetisans and Dzhemboyluk, part of the former Kalmyk subjects preferred to return to Astrakhan to their former nom