of the Golden Horde at the Battle of Blue Waters. Despite some territorial losses, Mamai was able to curb the Lithuanian advance. This allowed him to regroup in the Crimea, suppress local opposition (by besieging Solkhat), and eventually to make another attempt on Sarai.

In 1367 Mamai took advantage of (and possibly engineered) the murder of Khan ?Aziz Shaykh to reinstall Khan ?Abdallah at Sarai. However, Mamai was unable to enjoy his success for long. His rival Hajji Cherkes, ruler of Astrakhan,