Khan Qırım Giray (1717–1769) was one of the most influential rulers of the Crimean Khanate. He was the patron of the Bakhchisaray Fountain and many Mosques throughout Crimea, and is also known to have extended the Bakhchisaray Palace.
Qırım Giray's first reign lasted (1758–1764), he gathered a large army in Căușeni and prepared to invade Poland after some Tatar merchants were robbed, some of his forces managed to raid and pillage a few important Polish strongholds. Poland agreed to pay indemnity to him and the conflict ended.
Qırım Giray's second reign lasted from (1768–1769), he once again gathered a large army in Căușeni consisting of Tatars, Ottomans and Polish allies and invaded the Russian held territories in modern-day Ukraine.[1]
Bakhchisaray Fountainedit
Fountain of Tears
In 1764 Khan Qırım Girai commissioned the fountain master Omer the Persian to construct the Bakhchisaray Fountain. The Bakhchisaray Fountain or Fountain of Tears is a real case of life imitating art. The fountain is known as the embodiment of love of one of the last Crimean Khans, Khan Qırım Girai for his young wife, and his grief after her early death. The Khan was said to have fallen in love with this Polish girl in his harem named Maria Potoçka. Despite his battle-hardened harshness, he was grievous and wept when she died, astonishing all those who knew him. He commissioned a marble fountain to be made, so that the rock would weep, like him, forever.[2]
The tradition of building such Salsabil fountain is well established in Islamic architecture, especially in the cities of Baghdad and Damascus. Salsabil fountains often involved several basins, and sometimes channels that distributed water through basins and pools.
Inscribed in gold above the Fountain of Tears is a verse of Surah 76 of the Quran, which names, among the benefits the righteous will enjoy including a spring, called "Salsabil". According to many Muslim scholars, the word Salsabil literally means "seek the way". It refers to a particular spring in heaven, and it also contains allusions to such concepts as "nectar," "smooth" and "easy on the throat". The Arabic word Sabil commonly refers to public fountains built for philanthropic purposes to provide water for wayfarers.
^Kolodziejczyk, Dariusz (2011-06-22). The Crimean Khanate and Poland-Lithuania: International Diplomacy on the European Periphery (15th-18th Century). A Study of Peace Treaties Followed by Annotated Documents. ISBN978-9004191907.
qırım, giray, khan, 1717, 1769, most, influential, rulers, crimean, khanate, patron, bakhchisaray, fountain, many, mosques, throughout, crimea, also, known, have, extended, bakhchisaray, palace, khan, tatar, crimean, khanate, reign, reign1758, 1764predecessorh. Khan Qirim Giray 1717 1769 was one of the most influential rulers of the Crimean Khanate He was the patron of the Bakhchisaray Fountain and many Mosques throughout Crimea and is also known to have extended the Bakhchisaray Palace Qirim GirayKhan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate 1st reign Reign1758 1764PredecessorHalim GiraySuccessorSelim III GirayKhan of the Tatar Crimean Khanate 2nd reign Reign1768 1769PredecessorMaqsud GiraySuccessorDevlet IV GirayBorn1717DiedMarch 1769DynastyGiray dynastyReligionIslamKhan Qirim Girai is known to have authorized the construction of many landmarks in Bakhchysarai and the Crimean Khanate Contents 1 Reign 2 Bakhchisaray Fountain 3 See also 4 ReferencesReign editQirim Giray s first reign lasted 1758 1764 he gathered a large army in Căușeni and prepared to invade Poland after some Tatar merchants were robbed some of his forces managed to raid and pillage a few important Polish strongholds Poland agreed to pay indemnity to him and the conflict ended Qirim Giray intended to wage war against Stanislaw August Poniatowski who was placed as ruler of Poland by Catherine II but was halted by the Ottoman Empire and was deposed by his nephew Selim III Giray but regained power after the reign of Maqsud Giray Qirim Giray s second reign lasted from 1768 1769 he once again gathered a large army in Căușeni consisting of Tatars Ottomans and Polish allies and invaded the Russian held territories in modern day Ukraine 1 Bakhchisaray Fountain edit nbsp Fountain of TearsIn 1764 Khan Qirim Girai commissioned the fountain master Omer the Persian to construct the Bakhchisaray Fountain The Bakhchisaray Fountain or Fountain of Tears is a real case of life imitating art The fountain is known as the embodiment of love of one of the last Crimean Khans Khan Qirim Girai for his young wife and his grief after her early death The Khan was said to have fallen in love with this Polish girl in his harem named Maria Potocka Despite his battle hardened harshness he was grievous and wept when she died astonishing all those who knew him He commissioned a marble fountain to be made so that the rock would weep like him forever 2 The tradition of building such Salsabil fountain is well established in Islamic architecture especially in the cities of Baghdad and Damascus Salsabil fountains often involved several basins and sometimes channels that distributed water through basins and pools Inscribed in gold above the Fountain of Tears is a verse of Surah 76 of the Quran which names among the benefits the righteous will enjoy including a spring called Salsabil According to many Muslim scholars the word Salsabil literally means seek the way It refers to a particular spring in heaven and it also contains allusions to such concepts as nectar smooth and easy on the throat The Arabic word Sabil commonly refers to public fountains built for philanthropic purposes to provide water for wayfarers See also editCrimean KhanateReferences edit Kolodziejczyk Dariusz 2011 06 22 The Crimean Khanate and Poland Lithuania International Diplomacy on the European Periphery 15th 18th Century A Study of Peace Treaties Followed by Annotated Documents ISBN 978 9004191907 Johnstone Sarah Ukraine Lonely Planet 2005 ISBN 1 86450 336 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qirim Giray amp oldid 1165153621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
