Ayyub Khan (Kipchak leader)
This article is about a ruler on the Eastern European steppe. For other uses see Ayub Khan (disambiguation).
Ayyub Khan (Persian: ايوب خان, Tatar: Äyyüb [æɪˈjyp], Russian: Аепа (Ayepa)) (?–1117) was a ruler of Kypchak commonwealth. He was a grandfather of Andrew the Pious. There is some information about his war against Vladimir Monomach. Later Kypchak, still ruled by Ayyub, also attacked Volga Bulgaria in union with Kievan Rus.
References
- (Tatar) "Äyyüb xan/Әййүб хан". Tatar Encyclopaedia. Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
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