Serkiz

Serkiz (Russian: Серкиз) was a Tatar prince. Born in the mid-14th century ^[1] in the Golden Horde, he became an Orthodox Christian and was baptised under the name Ivan Ivan Serkizov. He died late in the 14th century in Muscovy (now Moscow).

Biography

There is no contemporary record of Serkiz' existence. Later records state that he led an army in the service of the Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy. He had at least one child, Andrey Ivanovich Serkizov (died 1380).

Legacy

Four villages in the Moscow region were named Cherkizovo or Serkizovo in his honour by Dmitry Donskoy.^[2] Serkiz is the ancestor of the Starkov family.

References

^ Eric Lohr, Marshall Poe, The Military and Society in Russia: 1450-1917, 2002, p. 37 [1] accessed 2016-09-19: "We find evidence of a Tatar nobleman, Serkiz in Muscovite service, perhaps in the 1370's"
^ Kasumova, Ergenekon, Çobanoğlu, Moskova’nın Türkçe Kökenli Yer Adları (Turkish origins of Moscow place names), p. 127, accessed 2016-09-19

[1] Eric Lohr, Marshall Poe, The Military and Society in Russia: 1450-1917, 2002, p. 37 [1] accessed 2016-09-19: "We find evidence of a Tatar nobleman, Serkiz in Muscovite service, perhaps in the 1370's"

[2] Kasumova, Ergenekon, Çobanoğlu, Moskova’nın Türkçe Kökenli Yer Adları (Turkish origins of Moscow place names), p. 127, accessed 2016-09-19

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