Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky
Russian military officer (died 1717) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Беко́вич-Черка́сский), born Devlet-Girei-mırza (Russian: Девлет-Гирей-мурза; died 1717), was a Russian officer of Circassian origin who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia.[1]