Tümen Princes Kugushevs (ethnic
Mishar) and
Rasts (ethnic
Moksha) were mentioned as
Mordvin princes. The latter also sometimes referred to as Siberian. Possibly
Tyumen and
Tümen are mixed. According to
Stefan Kuznetsov: "There are 55 princely families of
Mordvin and
Mordvin-Tatar descent (e.g.
Devlet-Kildeyev,
Yedelev (Volga Finnic),
Yengalychev,
Yenikeyev (Mishar clan), Kildyushev,
Kugushev,
Kudashev,
Kulomzin (Volga Finnic, disputable
Erzya or
Meryan),
Maksutov,
Tenishev,
Chevkin,
Chegodayev, Shuguruv, etc. some of them use the princely title, others only consider themselves princes" :More princley families list
Ivan Smirnov and
Vladimir Velʹi͡aminov-Zernov:
Yenikeyev (founder Yenikey-murza Kuldyashev of Moksha descent), Shugurov (Moksha), Smilenev (Moksha), Prosandeyev p.94, Alekseyev (Volga Finnic), Andreyev (Volga Finnic),
Bayushev,
Engalychev, Ichalov (
Erzya), Izdebersky (Volga Finnic),
Karamzin, Kazurov (Volga Finnic), Kildishev (Volga Finnic), Kizhedeyev (Volga Finnic),
Kuprin, Lapin (Volga Finnic),
Maksheyev (Moksha),
Meshchersky (Moksha), Mokshazarov (Volga Finnic),
Mordvinov (Moksha), Mushkubeyev (Volga Finnic), Pavlov (Volga Finnic), Razgildeyev (disputable Volga Tatar or Volga Finnic descent), Romodanov (Volga Finnic), Tyapin (Volga Finnic), Kirdyakov, Sheysupov (Tatar). "It is important to note that they [Muscovy authorities] as a rule recorded in possessory documents names and ancestral nicknames of only known persons. The names of their more ancient ancestors who had lived there before their lands were annexed do not interest the Muscovy authorities" ==Serving People==