3) Shpilevsky and Nevostruev - these works. We have indicated only those settlements of the Bulgarian land, which, according to the written sources we have, are indicated as Bulgarian, but archaeological data, as I have already said, indicate much more such settlements. We refer those interested to the works of Tg. Nevostrueva and Shpilevskal.
*) Lavrentiev. lZtop., ed. 1872 p. 430.
5) Resurrection Chronicle under 1220 (P.S.R.L. t. UI, etr. 1271).
8) Peretatkovich. Volga region. M. 18177, p. 38.
zom in m%x 1). Between the Volga and Oka, but the districts of Sur%, Moksha with its tributary Pnoya and along the upper reaches of the Don and its upper tributaries lived a strong tribe of Mordovians, divided into two tribes - Moksha and Erza. Moksha occupied the largest part of ‘this’ space along the river. Mokshv and more likely her along the flow of the river. Oka and Volga. Moksha in the 10th century was known among eastern writers under the name Burtas, a name under which, however, the entire Mordovian tribe could be understood 2). Until now, in the region occupied by Moklia, the name Burtas has been preserved in one river and many mudflows and tracts. But Erza was also blown to the east. Mordovians no longer belonged to the Greek, but to the Finnish tribe "). At first, the Mordovians were under the rule of the Khozarsokato Kaganate and its dependence was expressed in the delivery of relief troops to the Kagan 5). 06% of the tribe, and Moksha and Erza, ruled over the princes. In recent days, there was 'one prince and there was one great city°). At the beginning of the 13th century we find princes Pureisha and Purgas." In addition, in every village they had. one or two elders each, who had "judicial power 8). The Mordovians lived in Lerevyany houses, had shelters and, as a strong tribe, themselves fought off their southern neighbors, the nomads 9).
+) Barsov. "Essays on Russian Historical Geography". Warsaw. 1885 pp. 55-57. Princes also existed in much later times. See “The spread of the Christian faith within the Perm province” in K. M. N. Pr. *. 93, dept. P, p. 227. About the Votyaks, see Georgi: “Describe all the peoples living in the Russian Empire,” part [, also about the Cheremis. About the Permians, as a Ugric tribe, see the works of Europeus, Sjögren, and others. About the lands of Perm, see “Live of St. Stephen of Perm,” (Pamlniki of ancient Russian literature, vol. 1\). About the Ugra princes, see Lerberg, “Isslfdovanya, serving to explain other Russian histories,” Sibirsk. 1819 pp. 8, 14 and 15.
2) Al-Masudi, Al-Balkhi and Ibn-Dast report about the Burtases (Khvolzon, “Izvfst1ya Ibn-Dast” pp. 19, 11 and 73). We base our opinion on the knowledge of Ibn-Dast that the Burtases lived between the Khazar and Bulgarian lands, were subject to the Khazars and fielded auxiliary troops for her, which could not have happened, due to geographical location, if it was a question of moksha alone.
3) Savelyev "Mukhamedan numismatics, pp. 2ХУ and СХХ. R'OVzvop. Guez rep!ez di Salsaze, p. 84.
*) The Mordvinian tribe first lived to the west in the neighborhood of Latvia, which is proven by the numerous Lithuanian words in their language. (Europeus “About the Ugric people.” p. 14). Craniological data confirm the opinion of Europeus. See \UshEer. “Otaaalzsve Ub]Keg un ZrgasVep.” 33. 31-34.
5) Izvfstya Ibn-Dast (Khvolzon, p. 19).
8) Savelyev “Mukhamedan Numismatics”, pp. SKHPH.
7) Lavrentiev. IZtop. under 1228 and 1229, years.
8) Izve$ ste Ibn-Dast, in Khvolzon, p. 20.
9) Puayesh, and from Al Balkhi (Khvolzon, p. 73), as well as Lavrentiev: ltop. under 1228
This Finnish tribe played an important role in the history of the Bulgarian kingdom, occupying areas lying between the latter and Russian lands.