The Chuvash (Chuvash Чǎвашсем; Russian: Чуваши; Tatar: Çuaşlar, Чуашлар) are a Turkic people usually associated with Chuvashia. This name is considered to be related to Turkish yavaş "gentle, mild, docile".^[1] According to the Soviet census of 1989, the Chuvash population numbered 1,843,300 ; 907,000 of these lived in Chuvashia. The remainder lived in Tatarstan's Aqsubay, Bua, Nurlat, Täteş, Çirmeşän, Çüpräle rayons, Bashkortostan, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Tyumen, Kemerovo, Orenburg, Moscow oblasts of Russia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as Kazakhstan and Ukraine. , Chuvash Republic (Russian: ; ), or Chuvashia () is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in central Russia. ... Chuvash (Chuvash: Чăвашла, ČăvaÅ¡la, IPA: ; also known as Căvash, Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash or ÇuaÅŸ) is a Turkic language spoken to the west of the Ural Mountains in central Russia. ... The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Altaic is a putative language family which would include 60 languages spoken by about 250 million people, mostly in and around central Asia. ... This article is about the various peoples speaking one of the Turkic languages. ... Bulgar warriors slaughter Byzantines, from the Menology of Basil II, 10th century. ... Chuvash (Chuvash: Чăвашла, ČăvaÅ¡la, IPA: ; also known as Căvash, Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash or ÇuaÅŸ) is a Turkic language spoken to the west of the Ural Mountains in central Russia. ... The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ... , Chuvash Republic (Russian: ; ), or Chuvashia () is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in central Russia. ... “CCCP” redirects here. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Republic of Bashkortostan, or Bashkiria (Russian: or ; Bashkir: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Samara Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Ulyanovsk (Russian: ), formerly Simbirsk (), is a city on the Volga River in Russia, 893 km east from Moscow. ... Tymen in the 1680s Tyumen (Тюме́нь) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Tyumen Oblast in the Urals Federal District . ... Kemerovo (Russian: ) is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. ... Orenburg (Russian: ) is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast in the Volga Federal District of Russia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ...

They are divided into three groups: Hill Chuvashs (вирьял, тури; viryal, turi) in northern and northeastern Chuvashia; Meadow Chuvashs (анат енчи; anat yenči) in central and southwestern Chuvashia; and Downer Chuvashs (анатри; anatri) in southern Chuvashia and outside of Chuvashia.

They speak the Chuvash language and are predominantly Orthodox Christian, with some pre-Christian traditions. In addition to the Chuvash language, many Chuvash people also use the Russian and Tatar languages. Chuvash (Chuvash: Чăвашла, ČăvaÅ¡la, IPA: ; also known as Căvash, Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash or ÇuaÅŸ) is a Turkic language spoken to the west of the Ural Mountains in central Russia. ... ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is...

Some scholars believe a part of the Chuvash people converted to Islam in Middle Ages and merged with the Tatars. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ...

They originate from the Volga Bolgars' Suars or Sabir tribe, mixed with local Mari tribes. In the 15th-16th centuries, Chuvash lands were incorporated into the Khanate of Kazan, and then in 1550 annexed by Russia. From 1708 to 1920, the Chuvash lands were part of the Kazan Governorate. Bulgaria, known today as Volga Bulgaria, is a historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers in what is now the Russian Federation. ... The Suars (also known as Suvar) were a Turkic-speaking people, probably of Hunnish descent, who lived in Eastern Europe in Middle Ages. ... sabir is one of the most high flying wrestler he has won all the titles sabir favourite matches are ladders tables and chairs and cages. ... Mari may refer to: Ethnic Mari El, a republic of Russian Federation Mari language, Finno-Ugric language Mari people, a Volga-Finnic people People Mari (composer), a video game music composer Mari (singer), a female vocalist Saint Mari, a Christian saint Other Mari (goddess), the main divinity of pre-Christian... Map of Kazan Khanate, early 1500s The Kazan Khanate (Tatar: Qazan xanlığı; Russian: Казанское ханство) (1438-1552) was a Tatar state on the territory of former Volga Bulgaria with its capital in Kazan. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Zilant, Coat of arms of Kazan Governorate Kazan Governorate (Russian: ; Tatar: Qazan gubernası/Казан губернасы; Chuvash: Хусан кěперниě) used to be one of the Governorates (guberniyas) of Imperial Russia in 1708–1920, with the city of Kazan as its capital. ...

Another belief is that the Chuvash are remainders of pre-Bolgar (Hunnic) population of Volga Bulgaria, partly merged with Scythians, Bolgars and Mari. Bulgars (also Bolgars or proto-Bulgarians) a people of Central Asia, probably originally Pamirian, whose branches became Slavicized and perhaps Turkic over time. ... Many historians consider the Huns (meaning person in Mongolian language) the first Turkic people mentioned in European history. ... The Little Minaret in Bolghar For other uses, see Bulgaria (disambiguation). ... The Scythians (also Scyths, from Greek ), a nation of horse-riding nomadic pastoralists who spoke an Iranian language[1], dominated the Pontic steppe throughout Classical Antiquity. ... Bulgars (also Bolgars or proto-Bulgarians) a people of Central Asia, probably originally Pamirian, whose branches became Slavicized and perhaps Turkic over time. ... Mari may refer to: Ethnic Mari El, a republic of Russian Federation Mari language, Finno-Ugric language Mari people, a Volga-Finnic people People Mari (composer), a video game music composer Mari (singer), a female vocalist Saint Mari, a Christian saint Other Mari (goddess), the main divinity of pre-Christian...

According to Bibliacal, added with Jewish history, No-oa (Noah) had three sons; Se-em (Seem), Ha-am (Haam), and Jaa-vet (Jaafet). Jaa-vet (Jaafet) had seven sons; Koo-mer (Goomer), Maa-kok (Maagog), Maa-tai (Maadai), Jaa-van (Jaavan), Tuu-pal, (Tuubal), Me-sek (Mesek), and Tii-ras (Tiiras). Goo-mer´s sons were As-ke-nas (Askenas), Rii-vat (Riifat), Too-karma (Toogarma). Jaa-van had Eli-sa, (Elisa), Tar-kis (Targis) and others Kittians, and Doonans.

According to Josephus Goomer´s descendants were (among others); Bulgars, Bashkirs, Chuvashes and Kasars (Khazars). A fanciful representation of Flavius Josephus, in an engraving in William Whistons translation of his works Josephus (37 – sometime after 100 CE),[1] who became known, in his capacity as a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus,[2] was a 1st-century Jewish historian and apologist of priestly and...

According to Book of Jasher Tagarmah had ten sons; Ujur, Tauris, Avar, Uauz, Bizal, Tama, Khazar, Janur, Bulgar, and Sawir. They formed the ten tribes which settled to area north of Caspian and Black Seas between Tanais (Don) and Rha (Volga). The Finno Ugrians were descendats of Maa-kok´s (Maagog´s) sons Elisanat (Elichanat) and Luval (Lubal). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Chuvashs are the third largest ethnic group in the city of Kazan (1.2%). This article is about the capital city of Tatarstan. ...

There is a form of congenital polycythemia that occurs in a relatively high number of Chuvashs.

Notes

1. ^ Gove, Philip Babcock (ed.). "Chuvash", Webster's Third International Dictionnary of the English Language, Unabridged. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2002, p. 405.