Chapter Three. In The Shade Of Istanbul And Moscow (1671–1783)
Year: 2011

The Ottoman direct engagement in the Ukraine led predictably to a limitation of the Crimean zone of political influence. Even a Crimean khan like Adil Giray, regarded as the creature of the Kprls and detested in the Crimean society, tried to prevent the Portes meddling in his affairs and ultimately paid with his throne for this insubordination. The Polish king was surely humiliated, but the Crimean khan did not fare much better. The Cossacks, who had enjoyed the Crimean protection since 1648, no