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Hacı I Giray (d. 1466), founder of the Crimean Khanate, established his residence at Salaçık near Çufut Qale; his son Mengli I Giray built this octagonal cut-stone dürbe in 1501 (alongside the adjacent Zincirli Medrese). Hacı Giray, Mengli Giray (d. 1515) and dozens of members of the khan family are interred here. Although a dynastic structure, Crimean khans were regarded as holding sacral standing and the site is a revered Muslim mausoleum complex. (Sources: TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi 'Mengli Giray Türbesi'; English Wikipedia 'Meñli I Giray' / 'Hacı I Giray')
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · vol. 29, p. 137, entry “Mengli Giray Türbesi”
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