Volga Bulgaria

This article is about the specific polity Volga Bulgaria and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia. It was basically in a perpetual state of war with the nearby Byzantine Empire, until the Byzantines were able to defeat the Empire, creating the theme (province) of Bulgaria.

Establishment

January 966: De facto independence of Volga Bulgaria at the end of the Khazar Empire.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

1.1.Invasion of Volga Bulgaria

The Mongol Empire conquered the Volga Bulgars in 1236.

December 1236: The Mongol Empire conquered the Volga Bulgars in 1236.