Volga Bulgar man by Mikhail Gerasimov.

The Volga Bulgars were a culture in southern modern Russia along the Volga River from approximately 900 to 1300 CE. They were related to the original Bulgars of Old Great Bulgaria which had existed in approximately the same region around 600 to 700. Unlike their western Christian counterparts, the Volga Bulgars adopted Islam and enjoyed trade with neighboring Turkic peoples. Tamerlane, as reconstructed by Gerasimov from his skull Mikhail Mikhailovich Gerasimov (September 2, 1907 - July 21, 1970) was a renowned Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist who developed the most popular technique of forensic sculpture based on findings of modern anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and forensic science. ... For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1. ... Map showing the location of Bulgars, 650. ... Old Great Bulgaria or Great Bulgaria (Η παλαιά μεγάλη Βουλγαρία in Byzantine chronicles; alternative name: Onoguria/Onoghuria) was a Bulgar state, founded by Kubrat, which briefly existed in the 7th century north of the Caucasus mountains in the steppe between the rivers Dnieper and Lower Volga[1]. // Main article: Kubrat Kubrat (also Kurt or... This article is becoming very long. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... This article is about the various peoples speaking one of the Turkic languages. ...

The Volga Bulgars were conquered by the Mongols in 1237, then again by Timur in 1361. They disappeared from historical prominence following their annexation by Muscovy in 1431. They are thought to be the ancestors of the modern Tatars and Chuvashs. Mongols (Mongolian: Монгол Mongol, Turkish: Moğollar) are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China or more specifically on the Central Asian plateau north of the Gobi desert and south of Siberia. ... Statue of Timur in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan Tīmūr bin Taraghay Barlas (Chagatai Turkic: تیمور - Tēmōr, iron) (1336 – February 1405) was a 14th-century warlord of Turco-Mongol descent[1][2][3][4], conqueror of much of Western and central Asia, and founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское)) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Kültigin Monument where first mention of Tatar people is inscribed 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. ... The Chuvash are a bunch of pakis . ...