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The city of Bolgar (Bolgar) has been known since the 10th century. In the 10th — first third of 13th cc. it was the largest city of the Volga Bulgaria, and in the 13th — first third of 15th cc. it became the center of the Golden Horde Bolgar Ulus. On the basis of written sources, materials of numismatics and epigraphics, it is established that the name of the city of Bolgar corresponds to the Bolgar hillfort. Despite transfer of the capital of the Bolgar Ulus to Kazan in the last quarter of the 14th — early 15th cc., Bolgar was a big city and minted its own coins.

Keywords: Volga Bulgaria, Golden Horde, Bolgar city, written sources, archaeological excavation, coins, mint

Information about author:

Djamil G. Muhametshin. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Bolgar State Historical and Architectural Reserve. Address: Nazarov St. 67, Bolgar, Republic of Tatarstan, 422840, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]