State
Volga Bulgaria
State of the Bulgars on the Middle Volga and the Kama, formed from a tribal union of the 8th–9th centuries; it adopted Islam in 922 and grew rich on the fur trade until the Mongol conquest.
- Dates
- 900–999 – between 1236 and 1240
- Events
- 4 events
- Regions
- Middle East and Egypt, Eastern Europe
- In the threads
- Eastern Europe and Rus’ before the Baptism (1st–10th c.)
Events
- Great Rus’ raid on the Caspianbetween 913 and 914 · Middle East and Egypt
- Ibn Fadlan’s embassy to the Volga Bulgars21 June 921 – 12 May 922 · Eastern Europe
- Sviatoslav’s campaign against the Khazars964 – between 968 and 969 · Eastern Europe
- Vladimir’s choice of faith986–987 · Eastern Europe
Often together with
Khazar KhaganateKievan Rus’VarangiansAbbasid CaliphateAhmad ibn FadlanByzantine EmpireSviatoslav IVladimir the Great