k han : ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 2 ▁Me h med ▁decided ▁to ▁capture ▁A stra k han . ▁ ▁The ▁N og ai ▁Mir zas ▁Ag ish ▁and ▁Mam ai ▁joined ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 3 ▁he ▁arrived ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁army . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁taken ▁without ▁fighting ▁and ▁Khan ▁Hus sein ▁fled . ▁Me h med ▁appointed ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁Kal ga ▁B akh ady r ▁as ▁Khan ▁of ▁A stra k han ▁and ▁unw is ely ▁dis band ed ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁army . ▁Ag ish ▁and ▁Mam ai ▁grew ▁fear ful ▁of ▁Me h met ’ s ▁increasing ▁power . ▁They ▁l ured ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁town ▁and ▁killed ▁Me h met ▁and ▁B akh ady r ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁gu ards . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁Crime an ▁troops ▁were ▁defeated ▁or ▁scattered ▁across ▁the ▁ste ppe . ▁ ▁Me h met ’ s ▁sons ▁Gaz i ▁and ▁B aba ▁reached ▁Crime a ▁along ▁with ▁fifty ▁Mir zas . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁N og ai ▁army ▁which ▁rav aged ▁much ▁of ▁Crime a ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁towns . ▁Me h med ' s ▁son ▁ <0xC4> <0x9E> az ı ▁I ▁Gi ray ▁( 1 5 2 3 – 2 4 ) ▁became ▁k han . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁nine ▁years ▁the ▁throne ▁was ▁cont ested ▁Me h met ’ s ▁sons ▁Gaz i ▁and ▁Islam ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁Sa ad et ▁and ▁Sah