Bulgar of the Volga
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Bulgar of the Volga was a medieval Turkic state centered along the Volga and Kama rivers, known as an important trading hub and early adopter of Islam in the region that is now Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulgar of the Volga canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ medieval state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolghar archaeological complex
|
| capital | Bolghar ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Islamic world
ⓘ
Turkic world ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | silver dirhams ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | Turkic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex)
|
| knownFor |
being a major trading hub between the Islamic world and northern Europe
ⓘ
early adoption of Islam in the Volga region ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kama River region
ⓘ
Volga River region ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Russia ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Kama River
ⓘ
Volga River ⓘ |
| modernLegacy |
important in Islamic history of Russia
ⓘ
influenced formation of Volga Tatars ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Khazar Khaganate
ⓘ
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
Permian principalities ⓘ |
| partOf | Volga trade route ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| regionType |
Volga-Ural region
ⓘ
surface form:
Volga-Kama region
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religionAdoptedAsStateReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousMinorities |
Christians
ⓘ
pagan groups ⓘ |
| rulingTitle |
emir
ⓘ
king ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Mongol invasion
ⓘ
conversion to Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Golden Horde
ⓘ
Kazan Khanate ⓘ
surface form:
Khanate of Kazan
|
| tradedWith |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Finno-Ugric peoples ⓘ Khazar Khaganate ⓘ
surface form:
Khazaria
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
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