Ivan the Terrible supported Temroqwa's goal to extend his power inside Circassia and to unify the lands of Circassians under his reign.

Temroqwa established a fort in Mozdok that enabled the Circassian and Russian forces to perform joint training.

In 1553, A large Crimean Tatar horde led by Khan Devlet Giray entered the Kabardian lands.

In repulsing the enemy, the Kabardians managed to inflict great damage on Khan Devlet Gerai, who retreated.

In 1569, in an attempt to push back the Russian forces, Tatar-Ottoman joint troops attacked the city of Astrakhan in the Khanate of Kazan.