Buzhans
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The Buzhans or Buzhane were one of the tribal
unions of Early East Slavs. They are mentioned as Buzhane in the Primary Chronicle
. It appears that the name of the tribe derives from the Southern Bug River
, where they chose to settle down. According to the Bavarian Geographer
, the Buzhans had 230 "cities" (fortresses). Some historians believe that the Buzhans and the Volhynians
used to be called the Dulebes
. The Buzhans were last mentioned in the Primary Chronicle
before their subjugation by Kievan Rus in 981.
Tribe
A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
unions of Early East Slavs. They are mentioned as Buzhane in the Primary Chronicle
Primary Chronicle
The Primary Chronicle , Ruthenian Primary Chronicle or Russian Primary Chronicle, is a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, originally compiled in Kiev about 1113.- Three editions :...
. It appears that the name of the tribe derives from the Southern Bug River
Southern Bug
The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh), is a river located in Ukraine. The source of the river is in the west of Ukraine, in the Volyn-Podillia Upland, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Bug Estuary through the southern steppes...
, where they chose to settle down. According to the Bavarian Geographer
Bavarian Geographer
The Bavarian Geographer is a conventional name given by Jan Potocki in 1796 to the author of an anonymous medieval document Descriptio civitatum et regionum ad septentrionalem plagam Danubii ....
, the Buzhans had 230 "cities" (fortresses). Some historians believe that the Buzhans and the Volhynians
Volhynians
Volhynians were a tribe or tribal union of Vlachs. They are mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as well as by the Bavarian Geographer. According to the latter, the Volhynians had seventy "cities" in the last half of the 10th century...
used to be called the Dulebes
Dulebes
The Dulebs or Dulebi were one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 10th centuries. Dulebi were among the twelve East Slavic tribes mentioned in the Primary Chronicle...
. The Buzhans were last mentioned in the Primary Chronicle
Primary Chronicle
The Primary Chronicle , Ruthenian Primary Chronicle or Russian Primary Chronicle, is a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, originally compiled in Kiev about 1113.- Three editions :...
before their subjugation by Kievan Rus in 981.