Mokshas
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The Mokshas (also Mokshans, Moksha people; ) comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a tributary of the Oka River.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mokshas is referenced by 273 other articles, and connects out to Oka, Uralic and Sámi people.
It is catalogued under topics including Accuracy disputes from May 2022, Indigenous peoples of European Russia and Moksha people.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Moksha Alternative name:Mordvin-Moksha
- Ethnic group.image
- 275pxMoksha women from Zubu. Photo by Ivan Dubasov, 19th century.
- Ethnic group.population
- ~ 19,869
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 11,801
- Ethnic group.pop2
- ~ 368 (with Erzya)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 8,013 (with Erzya)
- Ethnic group.rels
- Russian Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Paganism
- Ethnic group.langs
- Moksha, Russian, Tatar
- Ethnic group.related
- other Volga Finns, particularly Erzya
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Part of
- Mordvins
- Has part
- Qaratay
- Native language
- Tatar
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Country
- Russia
- Population
- 300000
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- Commons category
- Moksha people
- native label
- мокша
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- Geographic distribution
- Culture
- Language
- Mythology
- Physical anthropology
- Genetic studies
- Famous people of Moksha descent
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Mokshas (also Mokshans, Moksha people; ) comprise a Mordvinian ethnic group belonging to the Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples. They live in Russia, mostly near the Volga and Moksha rivers, a tributary of the Oka River.
thumb|Outfit of the bride. Chest decorations. Mordvins-moksha, Tambov province, Temnikov uezd, XIX - beg.XX centuries
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