The formation of a system of power and administration in the crimean khanate during the XV-XVIII centuries

Abstract

The article attempts to trace the process of formation of the system of power and management in the Crimean Khanate during the XV-XVII centuries. The relevance of the article lies in the importance of rethinking the importance of the system of power and management in the Crimean Khanate during the XV-XVII centuries. The purpose of the article is to characterize the state structure and power system in the Crimean Khanate during the XV-XVII centuries. Only five Crimean Tatar clans were representatives of the upper class. Each head of the clan was considered an unlimited despot who headed the administration and court. To exercise judicial powers, Bey received a letter from Kadi Asker (State Judge). The dependence of the bei on the khan was manifested primarily in their appointment to provide military contingent. The Crimean Khanate was a type of decentralized unitary state, the territory of which was divided into battles, led by beys. Each battle had its own authorities and military forces. Even the local executive powers were mainly performed not by the central state bodies of the Crimean state, but by the internal structures of the Beyan clans.

Keywords: power system, management, Crimean Khanate, rebellion, sofa, kurultai.