Chelubey

Temir-Mirza, 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.

Battle of Kulikovo

In the Tale of the Battle with Mamai, also known as the Tale of the Rout with Mamai, Chelubey is distinguished for his physical prowess and combat skills, where he was regarded as a veteran warrior.
According to the Tale, Chelubey and the Russian champion Alexander Peresvet fought on horseback at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 with spears, and both men killed each other simultaneously. Chelubey's body was knocked off his horse, while Peresvet's body did not fall from his saddle, which the Russians regarded as a good omen.
File:Дмитрий Донской и Пересвет гравюра.JPG|thumb|Dmitry Donskoy and the bodies of Peresvet and Chelubey, illustration by Boris Chorikov
In the text of Zadonshchina, Peresvet is instead described as being alive in the midst of battle:

In popular culture

''The Swans of Nepryadva''