Ayyub Khan (Kipchak leader)

This article is about a ruler on the Eastern European steppe. For other uses see Ayub Khan (disambiguation).

Ayyub Khan (Persian:ايوب خان, Tatar: Äyyüb [æɪˈjyp], Russian: Аепа (Ayepa) ) (?-1117) was a ruler of Kypchak commonwealth. He was a grandfather of Andrew the Pious. There is some information about his war against Vladimir Monomach. Later Kypchak, still ruled by Ayyub, also attacked Volga Bulgaria in union with Kievan Rus.

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