Crimean campaign in Hatuqay (1551)
| Crimean Campaign against Hatuqay (1551) | |||||||||
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| Part of Temryuk War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Crimean Khanate Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Sahib I Giray |
Prince Elok Prince Antanuk (POW) Prince Buzhaduk | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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~20,000 troops 1,000 musketeers 20 cannons | Unknown, tribal levies and mountaineer militias | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Low (at least 17 Janissaries killed) |
Thousands captured or killed 30,000–40,000 enslaved | ||||||||
The Crimean Campaign against Hatuqay (1551) Crimean Khan Sahib I Giray launched a new campaign against the Circassians. The reason for the punitive expedition was the attack on the Turks by the princes Aleguk and Antanuk Djanbekov. The Crimean Tatars defeated the army of the Hatuqai and ravaged the Bzhedug lands.