In 1616, The 12,000-strong Crimean army led by Khan Janibek Gerai invaded Kabarda. Ruin, destruction of crops, death of many people. A centurion of prisoners was captured, thousands of heads of cattle were stolen.[3][4]Between 1619 and 1635, the Crimean Tatars and their allied Nogais attacked the Circassian lands. The campaigns were accompanied by robberies, violence, theft of a huge amount of livestock.[3]In 1640, 14,000 strong Crimean army entered Circassia. The Crimeans were defeated by the Circassians and retreated to Azov.[3][5]
References
^Мальбахов Б. К. "Кабарда на этапах политической истории (середина XVI — первая четверть XIX века), Москва, из-во «Поматур», 2002 г. ISBN 5-86208-106-2, ст. 212
^ abcМальбахов Б. К. "Кабарда на этапах политической истории (середина XVI — первая четверть XIX века), Москва, из-во «Поматур», 2002 г. ISBN 5-86208-106-2, ст. 248