▁ <0xC4> <0x9E> az ı ▁I ▁Gi ray ▁( 1 5 2 3 – 1 5 2 4 ). ▁He ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ste ppe ▁nom ads , ▁put ▁his ▁brother ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Kaz an ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁after ▁taking ▁A stra k han . ▁Had ▁he ▁not ▁been ▁killed ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁joined ▁the ▁three ▁k han ates ▁with ▁the ▁N og ais ▁and ▁re - created ▁something ▁like ▁the ▁Golden ▁Hor de . ▁ ▁As ▁Kal ga ▁As ▁his ▁father ’ s ▁Kal ga ▁or ▁designated ▁successor ▁and ▁co - r uler , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ra ids ▁north ward . ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 5 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁ra ided ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Bel arus . ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 7 ▁they ▁advanced ▁toward ▁Russia , ▁but ▁turned ▁back ▁on ▁learning ▁of ▁a ▁N og ai ▁ra id ▁on ▁Crime a . ▁Me h med ▁fell ▁from ▁his ▁horse ▁and ▁became ▁ill . ▁The ▁force ▁returned ▁to ▁Crime a . ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 9 ▁the ▁N og ais ▁planned ▁to ▁attack ▁Crime a . ▁Me h med ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁army ▁defeated ▁them ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁crossing ▁the ▁Vol ga . ▁Much ▁boot y ▁was ▁taken . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁successful ▁against ▁the ▁N og ais . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 2 ▁he ▁ra ided ▁Russia ▁but ▁was ▁driven ▁back ▁by ▁troops ▁from ▁Ry az an . ▁In ▁ 1 5