Grand Duchy of Crimea
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Crimean Khanate Sörgendәge Qəryəm hakimiyate | |||||||
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| 1441–1856 | |||||||
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| Capital | Bağcə-Sarâj | ||||||
| Common languages | Crimean, Ottoman Turkish, Russian | ||||||
| Religion | Islam, Catholicism, Crimean Orthodox | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Crimean | ||||||
| Government | Representative democracy | ||||||
| First Secretary | |||||||
• 1945-1967 | İskändär Khismatullin | ||||||
• 1991 | Fäyzulla Bekbulatovich | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1441 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1856 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Crimea | ||||||
The Grand Duchy of Crimea (Crimean: ; Ottoman Turkish: ; Russian: е, ), or, more accurately, the Grand Principality of Crimea, was the predecessor state of modern Crimea. It existed between 1854 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire.