Volga Bulgaria

State · 674–1235 CE · at its largest around 682 CE

A Bulgar state at the confluence of the Volga and Kama that adopted Islam in the 10th century and prospered from trade. The Mongols destroyed it in the 1230s.

On its lands while it lasted

• Bolgar (c. 674 CE): Capital of Volga Bulgaria (674–1235), Golden Horde (1294–1502).
• Bolghar Gord (c. 674–1235 CE): Capital of Volga Bulgaria (674–1235).
• Bilär (c. 674–1235 CE): Capital of Volga Bulgaria (674–1235).
• Ibn Fadlan’s journey to the Volga (921–922 CE): Ahmad ibn Fadlan travelled with an Abbasid embassy from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars. His account includes a famous description of the Rus.
• Kazan (1005 CE): Capital of Khanate of Kazan (1440–1551).

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