Pages: 164-165

The article examines settlement of the Mordvinians in the Lower Volga region in the Golden Horde period (second half of the 13th and 14th cc.). Mordvinian settlements and burial grounds are encountered mainly in the forest-steppe zone on the Volga right bank, but sites in the steppe zone and on the Volga left bank are also known. The materials of the burial grounds reveal both Mokshan and Erzyan ethno-cultural characteristic features. At present, there is no reliable data yet on whether it was a forced relocation or independent movement of Mordvinian population.

Keywords: Lower Volga region, Golden Horde period, Mordvins, resettlement, cemeteries, funerary rite

Information about authors:

Aleksej Yu. Zeleneev. Mari State University. Address: Lenin Sq., 1, Yoshkar-Ola, 424000, Mari El Republic, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Yuriy A. Zeleneev. Doctor of Historical Sciences. Mari State University. Address: Lenin Square, 1, Yoshkar-Ola, 424000, Mari El Republic, Russian Federation 
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