Selim II Giray

Selim II Giray[n 1] (reigned 1743–1748, lived 1708–1748) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate.

He was obedient to and praised by the Turks and kept peace with Russia by returning captives and suppressing Kuban Nogai raiding.

One reason may have been that the Ottomans wanted a stronger man if they needed Crimean troops to fight Persia.

He left in February 1747 and soon dismissed kalga Shahin Giray for unknown reasons.

The Selim II Giray fountain, built in 1747, is considered one of the masterpieces of Crimean Khanate's hydraulic engineering designs and is still marvelled at in modern times.