Volga Bulgaria
600s–1200s Bulgar state on the Volga River
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Summary
Volga Bulgaria is a historical country[1]. It draws 6,567 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #186 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Europe[3]
- Instance of: sovereign state[4], Bulgarian Empire[5]
- Capital: Bolghar Gord[6], Bilär[7], Bolğar[8]
- Official language: Bulgar[9]
- Currency: dinar[10], som[11]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[12]
- Commons category: Volga Bulgaria[13]
- Inception: 601[14]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1240[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Volga Bulgaria[16]
- Population: 2,000,000[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band[19]
- Official name: Волжская Булгария[20]
- Title: Идел Болгары[21], Атӑлçи́ Пӑлха́р[22]
- Different from: Bulgarian Empire[23]
- Language used: Bulgar[24]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q3748341[25]
- Official religion: Islam[26], Eastern Orthodoxy[27], Slavic religion[28], Tengrism[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
Volga Bulgaria has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]