Ivan Balakirev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Balakirev (; 1699–1763) was a court jester to Peter I of Russia. Biography Coming from an old noble family. Last Balakirev occurs on one of versions, from the Tatar word bala kire (a stubborn child). Since the 16th century, Balakirev lived in the Ryazan principality, and in the 17th century, one of Balakirev was stolnik from the hook, he served in the inner chambers under Alexis of Russia. Ivan Aleksandrovich Balakirev came from Kostroma branch of the Balakirev. He was first introduced to Peter I in 1715 in St. Petersburg, after which he was assigned to the Preobrazhensky Regiment as a soldier. He was ordered to study engineering. In 1719 he was taken to the palace for "domestic servants". He was assigned as a rider to Ekaterina Alekseevna. In 1722, travelling along the River Oka to the Persian campaign, Peter I visited for the second time in Kasimov. The retinue of Peter the Great and Ivan was Balakirev. He learned that the title of the ruler of the city is not busy, and asked for permission to be called the king khan of Kasimov. King jokingly agreed, so in Kasimov reappeared khan. Initially, the title was formal, but