Kotrag

Kotrag
Ruler of Volga Bulgaria

Modern portrait of Kotrag
Reign 660 - around 700
Died around 700
House Dulo
Father Kubrat

Kotrag (Tatar: Котраг, Qotrağ, Chuvash: Кăтра Паттăр, Kătra Pattăr) was a son of Kubrat of the Dulo clan of Bulgars. Following the death of his father, he began to extend the influence of his Bulgars up the Volga river. He is remembered as the founder of Volga Bulgaria. His successors reached the lands of modern Tatarstan and established a state during the 7th to 9th centuries which recognised Islam as the official religion in 922 AD during the visit of Baghdad khalifat ambassador Ibn Fazlan. This state remained independent until the 13th century, when it was conquered by the Batu-khan hordes of Mongolic and Turkic people widely known as Mongol-Tatars.[1] The country's capital was called Bolghar or Great "Bulgar".

Honour

Kotrag Nunatak on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kotrag.

References

  1. Heritage of Scribes: The Relation of Rovas Scripts to Eurasian Writing Systems, Gábor Hosszú, Rovas Foundation, 2012, ISBN 9638843748, p. 287.


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