Suar Principality

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Suar or Suvar principality was a medieval statelet subject to Volga Bulgaria.

The principality appeared around the 940s CE. The population was a mix of Turkic

Khazar "Bek"; Turkish "Bey
".)

In 975 the principality was absorbed by Volga Bulgaria. From the 11th to 13th centuries, it was a semiautonomous province, until the Mongols conquered the state.

List of known rulers

  • Ghabdulla bine Miqail (Abd'ullah ibn Miqa'il)
  • Talib bine Axmad (Talib ibn Ahmad)
  • Mo'min bine Axmad (Mu'min ibn Ahmad)

Bibliography

  • "Suar bäklege".
    Republic of Tatarstan
    Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.