Background
She was the regent of her son Kazan khan Ütämeşgäräy in (1549-1551), the daughter of Nogay nobleman Yosıf bäk and the wife of Kazan khans Canğäli (1533-1535), Safagäräy (1536-1549) and Şahğäli (after 1553).
She was the regent of her son Kazan khan Ütämeşgäräy in (1549-1551), the daughter of Nogay nobleman Yosıf bäk and the wife of Kazan khans Canğäli (1533-1535), Safagäräy (1536-1549) and Şahğäli (after 1553).
She is the national hero of Tatarstan. Her name is associated first of all with Söyembikä Tower, that Ivan the Terrible wanted to marry her, so she agreed that if he built her a tower made with seven tiers (one for each day of the week) then she would marry him. Ivan the Terrible supposedly finished the tower within the week so Söyembikä went up to the top of the tower and after looking out at her beautiful home of Kazan she became so overwhelmed with emotion for her people that she couldn"t bear to marry the tsar and jumped official