# Bobrok
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{{Short description|Russian boyar and general (died after 1389)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Mikhailovich|Bobrok|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
[[File:Facial Chronicle - b.09, p.498 - Bobrok Volynets.jpg|thumb|''Bobrok's ambush regiment'', miniature from the [Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible](/source/Illustrated_Chronicle_of_Ivan_the_Terrible) (16th century).]]
Prince '''Dmitry Mikhailovich Bobrok Volynsky''' ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Михайлович Боброк Волынский}}; died after 1389), also known simply as '''Bobrok''' ({{lit|little beaver}}), was a Russian general, [boyar](/source/boyar), and the brother-in-law of [Dmitry I of Moscow](/source/Dmitry_I_of_Moscow). His military prowess is glorified in the 15th-century ''[Tale of the Rout of Mamai](/source/Tale_of_the_Rout_of_Mamai)''.
==Life==
Bobrok's parentage is the subject of a long-running dispute. Most sources call him a [Volhynia](/source/Volhynia)n princeling. He could have been a junior member of the [House of Ostrogski](/source/Ostrogski_family), of [Rurikid](/source/Rurikid) stock,[Кузьмин А. В. Фамилии, потерявшие княжеский титул в XIV — 1-й трети XV в. (Ч. 1: Всеволож Заболоцкие, Волынские, Липятины) // Герменевтика древнерусской литературы. Выпуск 11. — М.: Языки славянской культуры; Прогресс-традиция, 2004. — С. 718—742.] or a grandson of [Gediminas](/source/Gediminas) of [Lithuania](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania), probably one of [Karijotas](/source/Karijotas)'s sons.[Tęgowski J. Pierwsze pokolenia Gedyminowiczów. — Poznań-Wrocław, 1999. — s. 170—171.] It has also been speculated that he held the village of [Bobrka](/source/Bibrka) on the Boberka River as a fief from [Liubartas](/source/Liubartas).[Власьев Г. А. Род Волынских. СПб.: Тип. Морского Министерства, 1911. Стр. 2.]
Bobrok was one of the first Lithuanian princes to enter the Muscovite service. He led the Muscovite army [against Oleg II of Ryazan in 1371](/source/Battle_of_Skornishchevo) and successfully [raided Volga Bulgaria in 1376](/source/Muscovite%E2%80%93Volga_Bulgars_war_(1376)). He was in charge of the conquest of [Severia](/source/Severia) in 1379 and was in command of a regiment lying in ambush during the great [Battle of Kulikovo](/source/Battle_of_Kulikovo) in 1380.
Bobrok is not mentioned in any sources after 1389. [Valentin Yanin](/source/Valentin_Yanin) has speculated that he took the tonsure after his son had been killed by a fall from a horse. The Bobrenev Monastery in [Kolomna](/source/Kolomna) claims Bobrok as its founder. Yanin has argued that St. [Michael of Klopsk](/source/Michael_of_Klopsk) was his son or grandson.[Янин В. Л. К вопросу о происхождении Михаила Клопского // Археографический ежегодник за 1978 г. — М.: Наука, 1979. — С. 52—61.] The [Volynsky](/source/Artemy_Volynsky) boyar family also claims patrilineal descent from Bobrok.