Tuhaj Bej
Tugay Bey ( Crimean Togay bey , Polish Tuhaj-bej , Ukrainian Тугай-бей , Russian Тугай-бей Tugaj-bej , actually Argin Doğan Bey Togay ; † thirtieth June 1651 ) was an important political and military leaders of the Crimean Tatars of the 17th century .
Life
Tuhaj came from the Arğın family, one of the noble clans of the Crimean Khanate . His full name was Arğın Dogan Toğay Bej. He received the title of Bej as administrator of the Perekop Sanjaks , a strategic position of the Crimean khanate, since the Isthmus of Perekop was crucial for his defense.
He supported the Khmelnytskyi uprising in today's Ukraine against Polish rule by standing militarily with up to 20,000 Crimean Tatars on the side of the Zaporozhian Cossacks against Poland-Lithuania in 1648 . He took part in several battles during the Cossack Uprising. He died in the Battle of Beresteczko in 1651.
Tuhaj Bej was immortalized in the novel With Fire and Sword by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz .
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| SURNAME | Tuhaj Bej |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arğın Doğan Toğay Bej (full name); Toğay bey (Crimean Tatar); Tuhaj-bej (Polish); Тугай-бей (Ukrainian); Тугай-бей (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | politico-military leader of the Crimean Tatars |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th century or 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1651 |