Bilär
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Bilär was a major medieval city that served as a key political and commercial center of Volga Bulgaria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bilär canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Volga River trade system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Volga Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Bulgar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Mongol forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ ceramics production ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Russian archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Volga Bulgar rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Great Bilär NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Bilyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
burial grounds
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasFortifications | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological monument of Tatarstan ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
craft production
ⓘ
large urban area for its time in Eastern Europe ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| languageOfInhabitants | Bulgar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Volga Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatarstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Volga Bulgaria urban network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Middle Volga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Volga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingType | mosques ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commercial center of Volga Bulgaria
ⓘ
political center of Volga Bulgaria ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest cities of Volga Bulgaria ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Volga trade routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
routes between Islamic world and Northern Europe ⓘ |
| urbanFeature |
citadel
ⓘ
suburbs ⓘ |
| urbanPlanning | planned street network ⓘ |
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