Yamghurchi of Astrakhan explained

Yamghurchi
Succession:Khan of the Tatar Astrakhan Khanate
Reign1:1544–1554
Predecessor1:Aq Kubek of Astrakhan
Successor1:Dervish Ali Astrakhani
Birth Date:unknown
Death Date:1555
Religion:Islam

Yamghurchi Khan (Tatar: Yamğurçı xan in Tatar pronounced as /jʌmɣurˈtɕɯ/) (died 1555) was a ruler of the Astrakhan Khanate since the 1540s. He occupied the throne with the help of the Nogay nobility. In the battle of Xacitarxan in 1554 the Russians defeated him and forced him to escape to lands behind the Terek river. In 1555 he was killed in dissension with Nogais. For uncertainties and additional information see the second part of List of Astrakhan khans.