Bilars
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Bilars were medieval Turkic tribe's commonwealth in the Middle Volga. Bilars are known to found Bilär
city. Since the 10th century they were a part of Volga Bulgaria
. In the 11th-14th centuries their land (today's Alexeyevsky District
of Tatarstan
) was one of Bulgaria's emirate
s or duchies.
Bilär
Bilär was a medieval city in Volga Bulgaria and its second capital before the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria. It was located on the left bank of the Small Cheremshan River in modern-day Alexeyevsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan.The city was founded by the indigenous Bilyar tribe of the...
city. Since the 10th century they were a part of Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria, or Volga–Kama Bolghar, is a historic Bulgar state that existed between the seventh and thirteenth centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia.-Origin:...
. In the 11th-14th centuries their land (today's Alexeyevsky District
Alexeyevsky District, Republic of Tatarstan
Alexeyevsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located on the left bank of the Kama River. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Alexeyevskoye. District's population: Population of Alexeyevskoye...
of Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
) was one of Bulgaria's emirate
Emirate
An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Muslim monarch styled emir.-Etymology:Etymologically emirate or amirate is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir ....
s or duchies.