After the death of Mohammad Amin (1502–19) the anti-Russian faction wanted to bring Sahib from Crimea, but the Russians imposed their vassal Shahgali (1519–1521) instead.

In the spring of 1521, at the request of the anti-Russian faction, Sahib entered Kazan and Shahgali fled to Muscovy.

In August–September 1523 Moscow sent a force down the Volga under their ally Shahgali, plundering villages along the river before reaching Kazan and turning back.

Sahib sent an ambassador to Saadat, the new khan of Crimea, asking for cannon, muskets (?пищали) and Janissaries but Saadet refused.

In the spring of 1524 Moscow sent a huge army under Ivan Belsky against Kazan and Sahib fled.

Howorth (1880[1]) recorded that Sahib made a pilgrimage to Mecca and in 1532 accompanied Sulieman in a war in Hungary.

In 1538 Sahib joined forces with Suleiman the Magnificent to fight the Moldavian ruler Petru Rareș, resulting in the Ottoman occupation of Ochakov and the separation of the Budjak coast from Moldavia.

Kansavuk, the leader of the Zhaney tribe, bought him off with gifts to the Khan, Sultan and Turkish governor of Kaffa.

The runaway Prince Semyon Belsky promised to show them a ford over the Oka River, but they were late due to quarrels between Sahib and Baki-Beg.

The Russians blocked the river bank with artillery and the Crimeans went home, taking a little loot.

In 1542 Sahib and Emin returned to the North Caucasus because Kansavuk had not fulfilled his promises, including the delivery of slaves.

The Tatars marched east, defeated a night attack by the Kabardians and returned with many captives.

The Crimeans surrounded them near Perekop and utterly defeated them by blasting them with artillery and musket fire.

Before leaving, Sahib sent a large force under Emin, his son and Kalga, to Perekop to guard against an attack while his army was away.

Sahib crossed to the Taman Peninsula, chased the culprits into the mountains, won a battle and took a large amount of loot and captives.

When Emin learned of this he marched south but only got to the Alma River (it flows west to the sea between Evpatoria and Sevastopol).

He was imprisoned in the fortress of Taman and killed by his great nephew Bulyuk Giray under orders from Devlet.

In the series he is the brother of Hafsa Sultan, and father of Aybige Hatun (who in real life was daughter of Mehmed I Giray)