Grand Duchy of Crimea

Crimean Khanate Sörgendәge Qəryəm hakimiyate
1441–1856
Flag Coat of arms
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
Preceded by Succeeded by File:File:Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg Crimean Khanate Crimea File:File:Flag of the Crimean Republic.svg [[Crimean SSR|Crimean SSR]] File:File:CrimenSSR.png
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.