LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Chanas Achmadas-šeikas, Krymo chanatas; Chanas Mengli-Girėjus; Didžioji orda; LDK istorija; Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė (LDK; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; GDL); Totoriai; Totorių valstybės; Crimean Khanate; Grand Horde; History of GDL; Khan Mengli-Girey; Khan Sheikh-Ahmad; Tartars States; The Tatars.
ENThe fate of Sheikh-Ahmad, the last khan of Grand or Zavolzhskaya Horde is shown in the article on the background of interrelations between Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the states of Central and Eastern Europe. Sheikh- Ahmad was an ally of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland, but in 1502 he was defeated by his enemy Mengli-Girey, khan of Crimea. It was the end of Grand Horde. In 1503 the former khan became the captive of his allies, and until 1527 he was a prisoner in the different castles of Lithuania. All this time the diplomacy of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland used Sheikh-Ahmad to restrain the raids of the Crimean Tatars on their territory. But when the relations of these countries with Crimea got worse and the Tatar raids became especially dangerous, the khan was liberated. [text from author]