Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex discovered in Alekseevsky

Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex discovered in Alekseevsky

Archaeological research in the Alekseevsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan have discovered a Bulgar-Golden Horde period complex. Following the collapse of Old Great Bulgaria during the 7th century, the Bulgarians of Kotrag settled in the middle Volga region where they founded Volga Bulgaria, with Bolghar as its capital. Commanding the Volga River in its middle course, the new Bulgar state emerged as a powerful trading centre between Europe…