The Last Crimean khans according to the documents of Russian military leaders

The article is an analysis of information on the last rulers of the Crimean Khanate – Shakhbaz Geray and Baht Geray contained in the documents of Russian commanders participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1787–1791. There is no a lot of attention for these khans (or, rather, pretenders to the throne) was paid in the modern historiography, and we have only a general data on their life and activity. The documents of Russian military leaders, who fought against Shakhbaz Geray and Baht Geray, contain valuable characteristics on them as commanders, statesman, their relations with the Ottoman authorities, population of invaded regions, etc. The source base of the research includes official documents (reports, dispatches, journals of operations) of such famous commanders as G.A. Potyomkin, P.A. Rumyantsev, A.V. Suvorov, M.I. Kutuzov.