Shirinsky
Shirinsky ( Russian Ширинский ) is the name of a Tatar dynasty that played an important role in the history of the Golden Horde and the beginnings of the Russian Empire . It left an important mark not only in Tatar, but also in Russian history.
The dynasty was divided into several sub-lines over the centuries, of which the princes Malikbashich-Schirinsky, Meshersky, Schirinsky and Schirinski-Shikhmatov are the most notable.
history
Historical beginnings
Not much is known about the historical roots of the Shirinsky family. However, it can be said with some certainty that they originally came from the Tatar rulers in the Crimea . The Shirin clan was by far the most influential house there from the 13th century, perhaps even before that.
Golden Horde
Under Dschinghis Khan and his successors a new aristocratic upper class was formed among the peoples united by the Mongols. The Shirin clan belonged to this social and economic class, which grew in power through the Tatar influence within the Horde.
In the course of the history of the military conquests in Russia (see Tatar yoke ), the Shirin played a particularly important role as members of the military leadership. So it happened that the Shirin family was granted new areas that were relatively close to the Principality of Moscow , which at that time was still militarily and politically weak. These new areas were laid out around the city of Kassimow , where the term Qasim Tatars comes from. Within the Golden Horde, this area was known as Mishar Yurt .
Russian Empire
After the Golden Horde broke up into several Kanats, the rise of the Duchy of Moscow began. In 1452 the principality of Qasim, led by the Murzas Schirinski, changed to the side of Grand Duke Vasily II of Moscow, so that a buffer state between the remaining Tatar Khanates and the Grand Duchy of Moscow was created. After the final collapse of the Horde, the Shirinskis were recognized by Russia as a princely family ( Knjas in Russian ). In 1681 the Qasim Khanate was dissolved and incorporated into the Russian Empire.
After assimilation
Some of the Shirinskis had converted to Orthodox Christianity (a basic condition for political influence) in the course of the rise of Russia. The branches of the Schirinski-Shikhmatov and Meshersky princely families in particular played a political role in the Russian Empire, in the case of the former even into the early 20th century.
The Russified branch of the family of Prince Schirinsky is largely recorded in the genealogical anthologies of the Russian noble families . Little is known of the Tatar-Muslim branch of the Shirinsky genealogy. There are two sources in the Tatar genealogy collections, but both are far from complete. The existing Tatar lists of genealogy of Schirinskis go by the representatives from the family home Shirin (Podlipki today Rajon Kasimov, Ryazan Oblast ) from.
The Russian Revolution
In the course of the Russian revolution of 1917 and the dissolution of all titles of nobility and property, as well as the persecution of the Russian nobility , the Shirinskis had to flee from Kassimow. The year 1919 marks the year in which the revolution and civil war penetrated as far as Kassimow. Thanks to a tip from the local population, the Shirinski family was able to flee from the Red Army in time.
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