Shah-Ali
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Shah-Ali (or
Shahghali; ; ; also known as
Shig-Aley; ; 1505–1567) was a
khan of the
Qasim Khanate and the
Khanate of Kazan. He ruled the
Qasim Khanate for much of his life and three times tried to rule the
Khanate of Kazan, which was independent until its conquest by
Muscovy in 1552. He also ruled the town of
Kasimov as a vassal of the Russians. He was the son of the Qasim Khan Sheikh Auliyar (reigned 1512–16) and grandson of Bakhtiar Sultan, a brother of
Ahmed Khan bin Küchük (the Golden Horde ruler who lost control of Russia). One of his wives was the unfortunate
Söyembikä of Kazan. He died childless in 1567 and was succeeded by
Sain Bulat. He is described as physically repulsive and too fat to be a soldier, but a man of sound judgement. Shah-Ali was a direct descendant of
Jochi Khan, the eldest son of
Genghis Khan.
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