Benefactors of the Tatar Sloboda of Moscow of the XIX century: Isakovs and Mangushevs

Abstract

In the 19th century the social composition of the Moscow Muslim community changed in comparison with previous centuries; the driving force of the community were merchants. In the Tatar Sloboda (settlement) of Moscow lived the families of merchants Isakov — natives of town of Kasimov, and Mangushev — natives of the village of Kamkino of the Nizhny Novgorod province. Both families made a significant contribution to the development of the community, in particular, providing their households for the prayer house (until the construction of a stationary stone mosque, now known as the Historical Mosque) and for the residence of Imam S.-M. Askhapov.