Sarkel
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Sarkel was a major fortified city and strategic stronghold of the Khazar Khaganate, controlling key trade routes along the lower Don River in medieval Eastern Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarkel ruins | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khazar stronghold
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ fortified city ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Byzantines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ Khazars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Khazar Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtWithAssistanceFrom | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Sviatoslav I of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 965 ⓘ |
| constructedAroundYear | 830s ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| constructedUnderRuler | Khagan of the Khazars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlsTradeRoute |
Volga–Don portage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north–south trade between steppe and Byzantine Empire ⓘ routes between Caspian Sea and Black Sea ⓘ |
| culture | Khazar culture ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Mikhail Artamonov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationsBeganInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| fortificationType | stone fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Khazar troops ⓘ |
| languageOfNewName | Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Khazar Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lower Don region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Don River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Byzantine chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Slavic chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Caspian Sea (via trade routes)
ⓘ
Sea of Azov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Khazar defensive system ⓘ |
| purpose |
border fortress
ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ military defense ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Belaya Vezha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
ruined
ⓘ
submerged site ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
control of steppe frontier
ⓘ
protection against steppe nomads ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Tsimlyansk Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| submergedSinceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsHandled |
furs
ⓘ
metalware ⓘ silk ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarkel ruins