Ar begs (in Russian chronicles "Арские князья") was a formation of Noqrat Tatars' nobility, served to

Muscovy Muscovy is an alternative name for the Grand Duchy of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to: *Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555 * Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') and Domes ...

in 16th–17th century. In 14th–15th centuries they were rulers of semi-independent duchy in the middle

Cheptsa The Cheptsa (; udm, Чупчи) is a river in the north part of Udmurtian Republic (Udmurtia) and eastern Kirov Oblast, in Russia. It flows through the city Glazov and flows into the Vyatka in Kirovo-Chepetsk, east of Kirov. It is long, and i ...

, nowadays Udmurtia. At the first time, their lands were under

Kazan Khanate The Khanate of Kazan ( tt, Казан ханлыгы, Kazan xanlıgı; russian: Казанское ханство, Kazanskoye khanstvo) was a medieval Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552 ...

's and later under Russian influence. Begs also participated in wars for Udmurtia between Kazan and Muscovy. Several Russian noble families descended from the Ar begs include the Devetyarov, Kasimov,

Yaushev {{Infobox family , name = Yaushev , native_name = ЯушевларYawşevlar , native_name_lang = Tatar , other_names = , coat_of_arms = , coat_of_arms_size = , alt = , coat_of_a ...

and others.

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