Chopan ibn Buday or Chopan II (Kumyk: Чопан Будайны уланы, 1569–1588) was a Kumyk shamkhal (ruler) of Tarki from 1569 to 1588. Origin He descended from the Kumyk dynasty of shamkhals and was the son of Alibek, according to another version the son of Buday I and thus the nephew of the previous khan, after whose death in 1569 he became the new ruler of Gazikumukh. Biography Relations with the Russian Empire From the very beginning, in the confrontation against the Russian troops, Chopan II decided to rely on the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate, with whom an allied treaty was concluded. In 1570, Chopan shamkhal with his troops took part in the campaign of the Ottoman-Crimean Tatar troops against Astrakhan. However, the campaign was unsuccessful, Astrakhan could not be captured, and, in the end, Shamkhal's allies retreated to Azov. At the same time, Chopan's troops destroyed the fortress built by the Russians on the Sunzha river, broke into Kabardia, then took part in the battle against the troops of tsar Ivan the Terrible on the side of the Crimean khan Devlet I Giray. In addition to relations with the Ottoman sultan Selim II and the Crimean khan Devlet I he had allies among noble families in Kabardia and is in family ties with the Kaitag utsmis. Relations with the Ottoman Empire In 1576, after the death of shah Tahmasp I, he supported Ismail II during the struggle for power, but after his death Chopan went over to the side of the Ottoman Empire. In the same year, together with his brother Tunji-Alav, the Tabasaran bey Ghazi Salih and the Shirvan people he opposed the Persian troops of the Qizilbash, who were forced to leave Shirvan. For these actions he received an award from the Ottoman sultan, at whose invitation he visited the empire in 1578. On October 17 of the same year, the shamkhal was received by Sardar Lala Mustafa pasha, who was presented with an honorary robe, a saber and a war horse with full equipment. In addition, for merits in the war against the Qizilbash, Chopan II was given the Shaburan sanjak as an inheritance and his brother Tunji-Alav received the sanjaks of Akhty and Ikhir. For this, the shamkhal undertook to defend Shirvan and supply the Ottoman troops with provisions. In 1578, together with the Ottoman detachments, Chopan occupied the cityr of Shamakhi, but there