Territorial change of Volga Bulgaria

“Volga Bulgaria” — appears in this map’s data from AD 674 to 1235. Its territory was largest in AD 682 – 1071, at ≈ 44 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 674 – 681≈ 4,158 km²
AD 682 – 1071≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 1072 – 1226≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 1227 – 1235≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 674AD 1235

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 682 – 1071 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 674≈ 4,158 km²62 of 69
AD 682≈ 44 thousand km²43 of 68
AD 692≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 67
AD 705≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 68
AD 710≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 69
AD 718≈ 44 thousand km²43 of 69
AD 724≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 69
AD 732≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 67
AD 741≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 71
AD 750≈ 44 thousand km²52 of 76
AD 751≈ 44 thousand km²53 of 77
AD 755≈ 44 thousand km²53 of 79
AD 757≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 76
AD 763≈ 44 thousand km²48 of 74
AD 768≈ 44 thousand km²48 of 75
AD 772≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 72
AD 775≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 73
AD 778≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 72
AD 783≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 73
AD 788≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 68
AD 793≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 78
AD 800≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 77
AD 806≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 73
AD 814≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 76
AD 825≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 77
AD 830≈ 44 thousand km²48 of 77
AD 840≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 80
AD 850≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 86
AD 860≈ 44 thousand km²52 of 89
AD 866≈ 44 thousand km²56 of 95
AD 870≈ 44 thousand km²55 of 94
AD 875≈ 44 thousand km²54 of 97
AD 876≈ 44 thousand km²54 of 97
AD 878≈ 44 thousand km²55 of 100
AD 880≈ 44 thousand km²57 of 102
AD 882≈ 44 thousand km²55 of 101
AD 884≈ 44 thousand km²56 of 102
AD 886≈ 44 thousand km²58 of 104
AD 887≈ 44 thousand km²61 of 107
AD 888≈ 44 thousand km²64 of 108
AD 892≈ 44 thousand km²64 of 108
AD 896≈ 44 thousand km²62 of 109
AD 898≈ 44 thousand km²65 of 115
AD 899≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 117
AD 900≈ 44 thousand km²65 of 114
AD 911≈ 44 thousand km²73 of 123
AD 922≈ 44 thousand km²68 of 117
AD 926≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 112
AD 936≈ 44 thousand km²70 of 116
AD 947≈ 44 thousand km²71 of 117
AD 960≈ 44 thousand km²72 of 118
AD 961≈ 44 thousand km²71 of 119
AD 962≈ 44 thousand km²73 of 120
AD 970≈ 44 thousand km²69 of 115
AD 980≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 111
AD 990≈ 44 thousand km²69 of 126
AD 1000≈ 44 thousand km²69 of 126
AD 1003≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 125
AD 1010≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 130
AD 1015≈ 44 thousand km²67 of 141
AD 1018≈ 44 thousand km²65 of 138
AD 1028≈ 44 thousand km²66 of 130
AD 1034≈ 44 thousand km²65 of 129
AD 1040≈ 44 thousand km²64 of 136
AD 1046≈ 44 thousand km²63 of 136
AD 1056≈ 44 thousand km²76 of 146
AD 1066≈ 44 thousand km²75 of 138
AD 1072≈ 43 thousand km²80 of 138
AD 1085≈ 43 thousand km²79 of 137
AD 1094≈ 43 thousand km²80 of 135
AD 1099≈ 43 thousand km²81 of 139
AD 1111≈ 43 thousand km²83 of 140
AD 1126≈ 43 thousand km²84 of 138
AD 1139≈ 43 thousand km²84 of 140
AD 1147≈ 43 thousand km²84 of 148
AD 1152≈ 43 thousand km²83 of 140
AD 1169≈ 43 thousand km²83 of 137
AD 1177≈ 43 thousand km²81 of 136
AD 1188≈ 43 thousand km²81 of 134
AD 1192≈ 43 thousand km²82 of 132
AD 1202≈ 43 thousand km²79 of 135
AD 1206≈ 43 thousand km²82 of 149
AD 1210≈ 43 thousand km²82 of 146
AD 1216≈ 43 thousand km²82 of 143
AD 1220≈ 43 thousand km²84 of 143
AD 1227≈ 43 thousand km²83 of 139

Its highest rank was in AD 682: number 68 of 43.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1236lostMongol Empire≈ 43 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Khanate and Volga Bulgar Emirate) was a historical Bulgar state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia.

Wikipedia (English) “Volga Bulgaria”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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