Canike
Crimean princess
Canike (late 14th century – 1437) was a Crimean princess from the Chingissid dynasty. She was the daughter of the Khan Tokhtamysh and the wife of Emir Edigu. In 1416 she made a pilgrimage to Mecca, gaining her fame in the Muslim world. She played an important role in the separation of the Crimean Khanate from the Golden Horde. She supported the future first Crimean Khan, Hacı I Giray, in the fight against Küchük Muhammad and Sayid Ahmad I. When she died in 1437 she was buried in a specially built mausoleum with the title "Great Empress."
Biography
Canike was most likely born in the late 14th century in Crimea. Her father was Tokhtamysh, who was the Khan of the Golden Horde from 1379 to 1380. Almost nothing is known for certain about her childhood, but it is known that she was her father's favorite daughter.
After her father Tokhtamysh was defeated by Timur, her marriage to Edigu caused Edigu's influence over Tokhtamysh grew, since it caused Tokhtamysh to have family ties to Edigu's family.
In 1397, Edigu suddenly changed his alliance from Tokhtamysh to Timur, who was at war with him at the time. Enraged, Tokhtamysh killed Canike's mother Togaybek in a fit of rage.
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