title: Struggle for Power in Desht-i Qipchaq in the 15th Century
abstract: As the Golden Horde began todecline, fundamental changes occurred in the political situation of EasternEurope. New states appeared out of the empire which was collapsing. Theseentities named Turko-Tatar khanates were Khanate of Kazan, Crimean Khanate,Khanate of Qasim, Khanate of Sibir, Khanate of Astarkhan, Great Horde and NogaiHorde. In that period the Grand Duchy of Moscow started to ascend. On the otherhand, the Ottoman Empire, interfering in the Crimean Khanate in 1475, assumedan active role
journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)