Battle of Buynak

Battle of Buynak
The capital of the Gazi Kumyk Khanate, Tarki
Date 1594 Location Buynak Result Decisive Ottoman-Kumyk victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Shamkhalate of Tarki	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Adil Giray	Ivan Hvorostin
Strength
10,000–15,000 soldiers	7,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Light	3,000 killed

The Battle of Buynak was a phase in the Ottoman-Russian Wars and the Russo-Caucasian struggle.

In 1594, the Russian army led by Ivan Hvorostin, aiming to invade Dagestan, suffered a major defeat near Buynak at the hands of the Gazi Kumyk Khanate army, which was reinforced by Ottoman soldiers

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