Ali Mirza Şirin (Shirinskii) (Member of the Crimean Tatar Elite)

Title:

Ali Mirza Şirin (Shirinskii)

Subject:

Tavrida noble register entry

Rank:

Captain

Year of Inscription:

1829

Inscription Note:

Inscribed in part 2 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those whose noble status was defined by military service).

Birth Date:

1773

Family & Background:

Ali Mirza was 56 years old, married, and father to a son named Ametcha. The Şirin clan was second only to the Gireys before 1783, and after annexation rose to further prominence.

Service Record:

Ali Mirza joined Platon Zubov's staff as a lieutenant in 1796. By 1807 he was a regimental commander, and attained the rank of captain in 1810.

Residence & Property:

He owned 3,500 desiatinas together with a mill and five desiatinas of vineyard at Sudak.

Correlations

Item: Sefirsha Murza Shirinskij belongs to the same clan as This Item

Citation

“Ali Mirza Şirin (Shirinskii),” Beautiful Spaces, accessed April 23, 2024, https://beautifulspaces.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/item/281.