The Birkin family Би́ркины | |
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noble family | |
Coat-of-arms of the Birkin family | |
Parent family | Chingisids |
Current region | Eastern Europe, Russia |
Place of origin | Tatar, Golden Horde |
Founded | 1400s |
Founder | Bek Jaryk-oglan Ivan Ivanovich Birka |
Estate(s) | Stolpovo,
Zaraysky District
Timofeevo, Zaraysky District Protasovo, Zaraysky District |
The Birkin family (Russian: Би́ркины) is a Russian noble family originating with Ryazanian boyar scions. The Birkins were listed in the Velvet Book and the Part 6 (ancient nobility) of the Ryazanian genealogical book.
Submitting documents for the Velvet book, the Birkin family claimed descent from the Chingisid warlord, Bek Jaryk-oglan (oglan was the title of male members of the Chingisid dynasty who were not in line for the khan of the Golden Horde), [1] [2] the ruler of the ulus (province) between the Dnieper and the Don. [3] In 1387 — 1388 he was one of the leaders of the Middle Asian campaign of Khan Tokhtamysh against Tamerlane. [4] In 1395, Bek Jaryk-oglan was defeated by Tamerlane near Kiev, after which together with his son, Berke, he fled to Duke Oleg of Ryazan, [3] where they converted to Christianity under the names of Mikhail (Stepanovich) and Ivan. [5]
According to P. Dolgorukov, the Birkin family owed their name to Ivan Ivanovich Birka, the son of the boyar Ivan Mikhailovich who served to Fyodor II of Ryazan. [6] The alternative version of the family's name's etymology suggests the following definition: 'a stick with marks for measuring up levy or mortgage payment.’ [7]
The first who actually bore the Birkin last name were the sons of Ivan Ivanovich Birka, Dmitry and Danila. [8] The Birkins originally served at the court of the Dukes of Ryazan, but in the 1500s some of them had successfully turned to Muscovy. For example, Andrey Danilych Birkin was a warlord under Ivan the Terrible. [8] Brothers Pyotr and Vasily Birkin were added in Ivan the Terrible's book of one thousand gentlemen chosen to the court (tysyatskaya kniga). [9]
In 1583 Rodion Petrovich Birkin participated in a fraud aimed at seizing the hereditary estate of the Shilovsky [ ru] noble family by forging the property transfer deed. [10]
In the 16th century some Birkins made it to the Moscow Duma, however, none of the family had ever been raised to the boyar rank. The Birkins served as various officials in provincial towns during the 16th — 17th centuries. Some of the family members were voivodes in towns. During the Time of Troubles, Ivan Ivanovich Birkin was among the electors of Michael Romanov.
In 1791 the Birkin family was added in Part 6 (ancient nobility) of the Ryazanian genealogical book. [11] In the Russian Empire the family had gone into relative obscurity. Many of the family descendants ended up as merchants and odnodvortsy.
The Birkin family Би́ркины | |
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noble family | |
Coat-of-arms of the Birkin family | |
Parent family | Chingisids |
Current region | Eastern Europe, Russia |
Place of origin | Tatar, Golden Horde |
Founded | 1400s |
Founder | Bek Jaryk-oglan Ivan Ivanovich Birka |
Estate(s) | Stolpovo,
Zaraysky District
Timofeevo, Zaraysky District Protasovo, Zaraysky District |
The Birkin family (Russian: Би́ркины) is a Russian noble family originating with Ryazanian boyar scions. The Birkins were listed in the Velvet Book and the Part 6 (ancient nobility) of the Ryazanian genealogical book.
Submitting documents for the Velvet book, the Birkin family claimed descent from the Chingisid warlord, Bek Jaryk-oglan (oglan was the title of male members of the Chingisid dynasty who were not in line for the khan of the Golden Horde), [1] [2] the ruler of the ulus (province) between the Dnieper and the Don. [3] In 1387 — 1388 he was one of the leaders of the Middle Asian campaign of Khan Tokhtamysh against Tamerlane. [4] In 1395, Bek Jaryk-oglan was defeated by Tamerlane near Kiev, after which together with his son, Berke, he fled to Duke Oleg of Ryazan, [3] where they converted to Christianity under the names of Mikhail (Stepanovich) and Ivan. [5]
According to P. Dolgorukov, the Birkin family owed their name to Ivan Ivanovich Birka, the son of the boyar Ivan Mikhailovich who served to Fyodor II of Ryazan. [6] The alternative version of the family's name's etymology suggests the following definition: 'a stick with marks for measuring up levy or mortgage payment.’ [7]
The first who actually bore the Birkin last name were the sons of Ivan Ivanovich Birka, Dmitry and Danila. [8] The Birkins originally served at the court of the Dukes of Ryazan, but in the 1500s some of them had successfully turned to Muscovy. For example, Andrey Danilych Birkin was a warlord under Ivan the Terrible. [8] Brothers Pyotr and Vasily Birkin were added in Ivan the Terrible's book of one thousand gentlemen chosen to the court (tysyatskaya kniga). [9]
In 1583 Rodion Petrovich Birkin participated in a fraud aimed at seizing the hereditary estate of the Shilovsky [ ru] noble family by forging the property transfer deed. [10]
In the 16th century some Birkins made it to the Moscow Duma, however, none of the family had ever been raised to the boyar rank. The Birkins served as various officials in provincial towns during the 16th — 17th centuries. Some of the family members were voivodes in towns. During the Time of Troubles, Ivan Ivanovich Birkin was among the electors of Michael Romanov.
In 1791 the Birkin family was added in Part 6 (ancient nobility) of the Ryazanian genealogical book. [11] In the Russian Empire the family had gone into relative obscurity. Many of the family descendants ended up as merchants and odnodvortsy.