Bolgar

fort · 900 AD – 2099 AD

Fortified settlement in Tatarstan, Russia established in the 10th century CE and inhabited through the middle of the 16th century. An important stop on the medieval Silk Road, Bolgar was the capital of Batu Khan's state in the 13th century.

Coordinates

54.97988, 49.05546

Also known as

Bolgarskoe Gorodishche (ru), Болгарское городище (ru)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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