Russian authorities in an effort to strengthen its influence in the Lower Volga, supported Ayuka Khan and used his troops during the suppression of the Astrakhan (1705–1706) and Bulavin (1707–1709) uprisings, as well as in the Great Northern War (1700–1721), and the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723). For the latter war, to honor his service, he received a golden sword and a belt covered with precious stones by Peter I.