Prokopy Kozmich (or Prokophy Kuzmich) Yelizarov (russian: Прокопий Козьмич (Прокофий Кузьмич) Елизаров; died June 16, 1681) was a Russian
statesman
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of the 17th century, the
voivod (
governor) of
Solikamsk province during the rule of
Alexis I. He came from the noble family of Yelizarovs, descended from Yelizar, the son of
tatarian
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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different prince Yegud, who served
Vasili II
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In the winter of 1647—1648, by order of the
Novgorod
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prikaz, Yelizarov searched the
Stroganovs' and monasteries' estates for fugitive peasants, and settled them at the
Kungurka River, "so that they would live under the Sovereign and not run away anywhere." Elizarov assigned oversight of the settlement construction to his representative Surovtsev and
podyachy Vakhtin. The 1,222 people settled at Kungurka were exempted from taxes for three years and received plots of land. These steps attracted the fugitives who were earlier hiding in the wood. Thus the town of
Kungur was founded.
Yelizarov is also known for taking a census of the
Stroganovs' estates in 1647, by order of
Alexis I. He composed the census books which are now of great interest to
historians, since they contained the earliest mentions of several cities and towns of
Perm Krai. Here is what Yelizarov wrote about the village at the place of the modern town of
Lysva:
And this is about the
Yegoshikha Village, the predecessor of
Perm City:
References
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Елизаровы (ЭСБЕ)*
История Кунгура*
Лысьва — история — XVIII век*
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ttps://archive.today/20000930060908/http://www.permonline.ru/english/perm/history.htm Historical information on the foundation of Perm
1681 deaths
Tsardom of Russia people
Russian city founders
Year of birth missing
17th-century Russian people
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