Bulgars

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Bulgars Ancient Turkic people originating in the region n and e of the Black Sea. In c.ad 650 they split into two groups. The w group moved to Bulgaria, where they became assimilated into the Slavic population and adopted Christianity. The other group moved to the Volga region and set up a Bulgar state, eventually converting to Islam. The Volga Bulgars were conquered by the Kievan Rus in the 10th century.

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Eastern Bulgars

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