Bulgar merchants
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Bulgar merchants were medieval traders from the Volga Bulgaria region who played a key role in long-distance commerce between the Islamic world, the Eurasian steppe, and Northern Europe.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical group
ⓘ
medieval merchants ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| activeFromCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeToCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| centeredIn | city of Bolghar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedRegion |
Baltic Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Khazar Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rus principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Arabic geographers
ⓘ
Ibn Fadlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian geographers ⓘ |
| economicRole |
intermediaries in fur trade
ⓘ
intermediaries in slave trade ⓘ middlemen between Islamic world and Northern Europe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Volga Bulgars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Islamic commercial practices ⓘ |
| language | Bulgar language ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Volga Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Volga Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Kama River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Volga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Tengriism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedGood |
coins
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furs ⓘ grain ⓘ honey ⓘ horses ⓘ silver ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ wax ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Finno-Ugric peoples
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Khazar merchants ⓘ Muslim merchants ⓘ Rus merchants ⓘ Turkic nomads ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
Volga trade route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
routes between Caspian Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ routes linking Islamic lands with Northern Europe ⓘ |
| tradingNetwork | Eurasian long-distance trade ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Islamic silver dirhams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samanid dirhams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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