Based on the scientific literature and numerous documentary material,the articledeals with the history of settlements of the Nogaiin Kuban and the Crimean Peninsula of the period under consideration.

The article deals with the slavery and slave trade in the XVIII - mid-XIX century at the Nogais, as well as the beginning of elimination of it by the Russian government due to the Nogais entry into Russia. The criteria for the choice of the “yasyrs” when buying and selling, as well as the conditions under which a slave could gain freedom are described in the article.