Memet Bey Teketov (Member of the Crimean Tatar Elite)
Title:
Memet Bey Teketov
Subject:
Tavrida noble register entry
Rank:
Khorunzhij (standard-bearer, retired)
Year of Inscription:
1835
Inscription Note:
Inscribed in part 2 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those whose noble status was defined by military service).
Birth Date:
1787
Family & Background:
48-years-old, married, no (male) children. Claimed to be of a Tatar princely clan.
Service Record:
Memet joined the Simferopol Tatar Horse Regiment in September 1810 as a "young uriadnik". Rose thanks to outstanding actions along the cordon in the summer of 1812. Badly wounded in the left leg above the knee.
Residence & Property:
Memet resided in Evpatoriia, where he owned some 2,000 desiatinas.