Chelubey
Sign in to savethumb|Duel of Peresvet with Chelubey, painting by Viktor Vasnetsov (1914)
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thumb|Duel of Peresvet with Chelubey, painting by Viktor Vasnetsov (1914)
Temir-Mirza (; died 8 September 1380; also spelled Temir-Murza), known in most Russian sources as Chelubey (), was a Tatar champion who fought in single combat against the Russian champion Alexander Peresvet at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, according to the Tale of the Battle with Mamai, a 15th-century Russian literary work from the Kulikovo cycle.
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