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Women are rarely mentioned in the documents describing noble status, but they are all over the cases described in the Senate confirmation lists. Throughout "Beautiful Spaces" I have used a very basic tag - "women" - to mark Items in which a woman is…

Inscribed in part 3 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those who attained civil rank of 8 or higher).

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

Inscribed in part 3 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those who attained civil rank of 8 or higher).

Inscribed in part 3 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those who attained civil rank of 8 or higher).

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

Inscribed in part 1 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for recipients of imperial seals, stamps, and coats-of-arms).

Inscribed in part 3 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those who attained civil rank of 8 or higher).

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…

This dacha consisted of 4,706 desiatinas (12,690 acres) of land suitable for cultivation.