What is Suar?

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Suar (Suwar) was a medieval (9th - 14th century) Volga Bulgarian city, the capital of Suar Duchy in 948-975.

It was situated at Volga's left tributary Ütäk river's upper stream. In 10th century it coined own money. Suar was a great political, economical and trade center of Volga Bulgaria. After Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria in 1236 city lost its importance. Believed, that ruins (fortifications, foundations, ruins of palace) are cituated in today Kuzneçixa village of Spassky District, Tatarstan.

Suar also spelled as Suvar, but Suvar refers also to Dagestani city, which was founded by Sabirs before 8th century.
Middle Ages form the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three "ages": the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Modern Times.
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Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is an historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia.
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Suar or Suvar principality was a medieval statelet subject to Volga Bulgaria.

History

The principality appeared around the 940s CE. The population was a mix of Turkic Suars and local Turkic and Finno-Ugric speaking tribes such as the Mari.
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9th century - 10th century - 11st century
910s  920s  930s  - 940s -  950s  960s  970s
945 946 947 - 948 - 949 950 951
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9th century - 10th century - 11st century
940s  950s  960s  - 970s -  980s  990s  1000s
972 973 974 - 975 - 976 977 978
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Volga River (Peка Волга)

Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning)


Country | Russia

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Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is an historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia.
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The Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria lasted from 1223 to 1236.

The Mongol campaigns

See also: Friar Julian
In 1223, after defeating Russian and Kipchak armies at the Battle of Kalka, a Mongol army under the generals Subutai and Jebe was sent to
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1236 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1236
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Ab urbe condita 1989
Armenian calendar 685
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Bah' calendar -608 – -607
Buddhist calendar 1780
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Республика Татарста?
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Республика Дагеста?
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Sabir people inhabited the Caspian Depression prior to the arrival of the Avars. They appear to have been a Turkic people, possibly of Hunnic origin. "The name Sabir has been linked by some scholars with the name Siberia
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