Mamai

Mamai
Beylerbey
Mamai on the Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod
Predecessor	?
Successor	Edigu
Born	1325?
Died	1380 (aged 54–55) Crimea
Burial	Şeyh Mamay (today Aivazovske, Kirovske Raion, Crimea)
Spouse	Berdi Beg's daughter, probably Tulun Beg Khanum
Issue	Mansur Kiyat
Dynasty	Kiyat
Father	Alash Beg?
Religion	Sunni Islam

Mamai (Mongolian Cyrillic: Мамай, Tatar: Мамай, romanized: Mamay; 1325?–1380/1381) was a powerful Turko-Mongol military commander in Beylerbey rank of the Golden Horde from Kiyat clan. Contrary to popular misconception, he was not a khan (king), but was a kingmaker for several khans, and dominated parts or all of the Golden Horde for almost two decades in the 1360s and 1370s. Although he was unable to stabilize central authority during the 14th-century Golden Horde war of succession known as the Great Troubles, Mamai remained a remarkable and persistent leader for decades, while others came and went in rapid succession. His defeat in the Battle of Kulikovo marked the beginning of the decline of the Horde, as well as his own rapid downfall.^[1]