Ar begs (in Russian chronicles "Арские князья") was a formation of
Noqrat Tatars' nobility, served to
Muscovy in 16th–17th century. In 14th–15th centuries they were rulers of semi-independent duchy in the middle
Cheptsa, nowadays
Udmurtia
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
. 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 155 ...
's and later under Russian influence.
Begs also participated in wars for Udmurtia between Kazan and Muscovy.
Several
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
noble families descended from the Ar begs include the
Devetyarov, Kasimov,
Yaushev and others.
See also
*
Udmurt people
The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks.
Etymology
The ...
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different
History of Tatarstan
History of Udmurtia
{{Russia-hist-stub