Volga Bulgaria
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This article is about the historical country on the Volga. For the ship that sank in the river, see Bulgaria (ship).
Not to be confused with Bulgaria.
Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Emirate[2]) was a historical Bulgar[3][4][5] state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state with large numbers of Bulgars, Finno-Ugrians, Varangians and East Slavs.[6] Its strategic position allowed it to create a local trade monopoly with Norse, Cumans, and Pannonian Avars.[7]
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Volga Bulgaria | |||||||||
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late 9th century–1240s | |||||||||
Status | Vassals of the Khazars (late 9th century-969)[1] | ||||||||
Capital | Bolghar Bilär | ||||||||
Common languages | Bulgar | ||||||||
Religion | Tengrism, later Sunni Islam (after Almish Iltäbär) | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Ruler | |||||||||
• 9th century | Şilki | ||||||||
• 10th century | Almış, Ahmad, Mikaʾil, Abdallah, Talib, Muʾmin I, Muʾmin II, Shamgun | ||||||||
• 11th-13th centuries | Khaidar, Mukhammad, Saʾid, Baradz, Ibrahim, Otyak, Ghabdula Chelbir, Ilham Khan | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | late 9th century | ||||||||
• Conversion to Islam | 922 | ||||||||
1240s | |||||||||
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Today part of | Russia |
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