One of Vladimir’s ancestors was a man called Gesha. Gesha’s son was Tsom, whose son was Kartul, whose son was Shipil, whose son was Mandzhi. Madzhi was Vladimir’s father. Vladimir belongs to the Tsoros clan. The Tsoros has several sub-clans, including Sharyad, Tarachnr, Sogtu and Dund. Sharyad were fishermen, whereas Tarachnr were agriculturalists. Dund are people who joined the Tsoros later. The village of Tsoros was populous in the past.