New information on the family of the albazin voivode Alexel Larionovch Tolbuzin
https://doi.org/10.25205/2713-1165-2025-2-63-81
Abstract
The fate of Alexey Tolbuzin – the first and last voivode of Albazin, who perished while defending the fortress in 1686 – has long captured the interest of researchers. Yet, no one has succeeded in reconstructing the history of the noble Torbuzin family (sluzhilyi rod). This article introduces previously unknown information into scholarly discourse, supporting the hypothesis of kinship ties between Alexey Tolbuzin’s family and boyar scions Pavel Yakovlevich Shulgin. Additionally, it examines A. Tolbuzin’s first service appointment in Dauria, the reasons for his selection as prikaznyy chelovek (administrative official) of the Nerchinsk ostrogs (forts), and the duration of this service. Based on the research findings, it has become possible to construct a partial genealogical tree for A. Tolbuzin and identify the sources of his family’s income.
Keywords
voivode,
fort Albazin,
historical document,
high-ranking servitor in the countryside (dvoryanin po vyboru),
coat of arms
Supporting agencies: I wish to express my gratitude to Professor Andrew S. Zuev, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and to Pavel N. Barakhovich, Candidate of Historical Sciences, for their invaluable assistance in sourcing information from the RGADA archives.
About the Author
V. I. Trukhin
Independent researcher
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir I. Trukhin, independent researcher
Scopus Author ID: 57221946145.
Blagoveshchensk
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Trukhin V.I. New information on the family of the albazin voivode Alexel Larionovch Tolbuzin. Universum Humanitarium. 2025;(2):63-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2713-1165-2025-2-63-81
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