Not only are women hard to find in the written record: often, just when you've found one, she slips out of view. Such is the case with Bakhty Sultan, daughter of Sali Bey [clan unknown], wife of Sefirşa Mirza Şirin, and mother to at least one son. We…
The administrative geography of Tavrida Province was relatively stable. The original 6 uezds, or counties, were organized by decree in 1784. Four were on the peninsula (Simferopol. Evpatoriia, Perekop and Feodosiia); two were on the mainland…
This dacha consisted of 8,506 desiatinas (nearly 23,000 acres). The 1789 report put it at 3,745 desiatinas, suggesting that the later dacha resulted from the consolidation of other properties. Either way, it was located near the mouth of the Belbek R...
Map showing settlements and household gardens at Duvankoj and Adzhikoj, pastures, the Belbek river and main road to Sevastopol. (RGIA f.350, op.56, d.406)
