"Towards Moscow", a painting dated back during the Crimean era, painted by unknown.
Devlet Giray's eyes are set towards Moscow. Raids. After raids. More raids. Raids and raids. It was a life that a steppe nomad always did throughout their lifetime. Making their living via raids. All with their trusty horses. Devlet's move towards Moscow was solely for the sake of Kazan and Astrakhan, and that's all, in his mind. In his mind, it is not needed to launch further attacks towards Moscow and beyond. In his mind, that repeating the very same tactics that the Khans of the past had done might be his best bet. In his mind, those are what he needed. Truly, Devlet's mind was rather unopened at that point, Devlet's mind was purely locked on limiting the Russian influence. But as his forces had closed in to Moscow, ready for another raid, things began to change.
Why burning Moscow down?
Why raiding?
Why burn, and left everything behind?
Things began to complicate, in Devlet Giray's mind. In his mind, new opportunities were opened, and in his mind, things beyond what he usually planned began to appear. Things that is-claiming the throne of Moscow. Expanding the Khanate. And maybe, in fact, breaking ties with the Ottomans and beyond. Maybe, he could me more greater than the men of the South. His own breed of rulership and governance. Bringing the light of Allah to Europe and beyond. But the scourge of Ivan is lying ahead of him. Ivan's kingdom, ripe for the taking. If only he marched in, and instead, captured Moscow, maybe things could worked way much differently for him. Maybe it is, maybe its not. Devlet Giray was initially thinking of burning Moscow down in a great show of conflagration, but he had something else in his mind. Capturing Moscow, in fact, could be the thing that will shook Europa and beyond, at this very moment. Taking down Russia's prized possession might be the big jackpot. And by so, an order was issued. It is a war. Not a raid anymore. The not-so defended Moscow. With his band of raiders, Devlet tries the unspeakable. He moved forwards. He moved streets into streets. Its a siege. And the palace was not burned. The palaces, the suburbs, all of them are not burned like what they are supposed to during the briefing(POD). They are not burned, they are spared. Saved. And the Khan continued forwards, taking down any cells of resistance, and anyone who tries to fend off the Khan's forces, they are slain. And the time had eventually come for the so-called "Tsar" of all the Russias, Ivan, as within his doorsteps, Devlet Giray is waiting for him, with the fact looming ahead of him is clear, that Devlet Giray wanted something else. Something that he could not compromise, something that he will pay with his sins, or, his life.
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NO MORE RAIDS, GREAT KHAN
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The main POD is essentially Khan Devlet I's decision to reform, and overall, changing the fate of the Khanates at the doorstep of Moscow, with him using the momentum that he gained during his war against Ivan the Terrible, in order to realize his visions.
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