Atämaz () was a
Moxel prince of 13th-century. He was the son of Kanazor (King)
Puresh and brother of Queen
Narchat.
History
In 1230
Purgaz laid siege to
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
but was defeated. After that the son of Puresh with his
Polovtsi allies raided into Purgaz's lands and completely destroyed his kingdom.
Legend
See also
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Mokshas
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Köten
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Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica (), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz () or Battle of Wahlstatt (), was fought between the Mongol Empire and combined European forces at the village of Legnickie Pole (''Wahlstatt''), approximately southeast of the ci ...
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Mongol invasion of Rus'
The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered much of Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century, sacking numerous cities such as Principality of Ryazan, Ryazan, Principality of Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Principality of Pereyaslavl, Pereyaslavl and Vladimi ...
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Mongol invasion of Europe
From the 1220s to the 1240s, the Mongol Empire, Mongols conquered the Turkic peoples, Turkic states of Volga Bulgaria, Cumania and Iranian peoples, Iranian state of Alania, and various principalities in Eastern Europe. Following this, they began ...
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History of Mokshaland
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History of Middle Volga Area
Literature
* Based on British Library MS Royal 14.C.XIII Fol. 225r-236r and thus ends prematurely.
''Opus Majus'', Volume Iin the Internet Archive – original text in Latin (includin
Part IV, ed. by John Henry Bridges, 1900.
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References
1241 deaths
Assassinated royalty
13th-century soldiers
Military strategists
People murdered in Poland
Moksha people
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