Bakhti Giray

Bakhti Giray (d. 1729), also known as Deli Sultan, was a Crimean Tatar prince of the Giray dynasty and a son of Devlet II Giray, Khan of Crimea. Active mainly in the Kuban and North Caucasus, he emerged in the early 18th century as a semi-independent warlord, repeatedly rebelling against the Crimean khans and the Ottoman authorities. His career was marked by large-scale raids, shifting alliances with Nogais, Kalmyks, Circassians, and Cossacks, and prolonged warfare in the Kuban, Kabardia, and southern Russian frontier. He was killed in 1729 by Kabardians.