Nogai Khan

Nogai
Nogai
Prince of Borjigin
	Troops of Nogai Khan on the offensive, at the Battle between Toqta Khan and Nogai. Circa 1430 miniature
Died	c. 1300
Spouse	Euphrosyne Palaiologina; Alagh (Алаг);
Issue	Chaka, Tsar of Bulgaria
House	Borjigin
Father	Tatar
Religion	Tengrism, later ; Sunni Islam ; (in 1262/1263)
Military career
Allegiance	Golden Horde
Branch	Golden Horde army
Service years	1250s – 1290s
Rank	Army General
Conflicts	Berke–Hulegu war; Mongol invasion of Europe Second Mongol invasion of Hungary; Second Mongol invasion of Poland; Third Mongol invasion of Poland; ;

Nogai, or Noğay (Kypchak and Turki: نوغای; also spelled Nogay, Nogaj, Nohai, Nokhai, Noqai, Ngoche, Noche, Kara Nokhai, and Isa Nogai; died 1299/1300) was a general and kingmaker of the Golden Horde. His great grandfather was Jochi, son of Genghis Khan.

Though he never formally ruled the Golden Horde himself, he was effectively the co-ruler of the state alongside whatever khan was in power at the time and had unrestricted control over the portions west of the Dnieper. At his height, Nogai was one of the most powerful men in Europe and widely thought of as the Horde's true head. The Russian chroniclers gave him the title of tsar, while the Franciscan missionaries in the Crimea spoke of him as a co-emperor. Nogai was also a notable convert to Islam.