Suar

Suar (Suwar or Suvar) was a medieval (9th - 14th century) Volga Bulgarian city, the capital of Suar Principality in 948–975. It was situated at Volga's left tributary Ütäk river's upper stream. In the 10th century it coined its own money. Suar was a political, economical and trade center of Volga Bulgaria. After the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria in 1236 the city lost its importance. It is believed that ruins (fortifications, foundations, ruins of palace) are situated in the present day village of Kuzneçixa, Spassky District, Tatarstan. Dmitriev V.D. believed that the Bulgarian city of Suvar was located on the right bank of the Volga on the Sviyaga River:Another legend about the right-bank Chuvash says: "...Once the Chuvash lived between the Volga and Sviyaga. They say they lived in dugouts, which is why their villages were invisible. Even their central city consisted of dugouts. Their villages and towns were located among the forests and steppes between the Volga and Sviyaga rivers, they say. Then they were called not Chuvash, but some kind of Suvars. So they were called because they lived in the between the rivers..." Dimitriev V. D. Chuvash Historical legends: Essays on the history of the Chuvash people from ancient times to the middle of the XIX century / The second, expanded edition. — Cheboksary: Chuvash. Book of Publishing, 1993. — page 42.V. D. Dmitriev believed th

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