Agrzhan
Sign in to saveThe Agrizhan ( Agryzhanskie tatary) are primarily Muslim descendants of Tatar women and Indian merchants who operated in Astrakhan. The children of these Indo-Tatar unions were known as Agrizhan Tatars.
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The Agrizhan ( Agryzhanskie tatary) are primarily Muslim descendants of Tatar women and Indian merchants who operated in Astrakhan. The children of these Indo-Tatar unions were known as Agrizhan Tatars.
== History == The community's decline began in the early 19th century, when the Russian Empire imposed strict regulations on foreign trade. By 1857, their population had dwindled to 107, and they eventually assimilated into the broader Astrakhan Tatar population.
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