Purgaz
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Purgaz or Inäzor Purgaz (; ) was an Erzyan (Mordvin) leader in the first half of the 13th century. He was the ruler (inäzor) of the Principality of Purgaz. Being an ally of Volga Bulgaria, he resisted the Suzdal Russians' expansion into the region. In later times, he became a symbol of Erzyan independence and a figure of legend.
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- Monarch.name
- Inäzor Purgaz
- Monarch.image
- Erzyanj etnoromantizma (Purgaz).jpg
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- Inyazor Purgaz by Pavel Alyoshin, 2017
- Monarch.reign
- ?–1239
- Monarch.death_date
- 1239
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- Бегство Пургаза от нижегородского войска.png
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- date of death
- 1239-00-00
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Purgaz or Inäzor Purgaz (; ) was an Erzyan (Mordvin) leader in the first half of the 13th century. He was the ruler (inäzor) of the Principality of Purgaz. Being an ally of Volga Bulgaria, he resisted the Suzdal Russians' expansion into the region. In later times, he became a symbol of Erzyan independence and a figure of legend.
==Life== Purgaz was named in the Russian chronicles several times. In January 1229, his army repulsed a raid of the Russian princes Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, Vasily Konstantinovich and . Purgaz then defeated the Mokshan prince Puresh. In April 1229, he tried to regain Nizhny Novgorod from the hands of the Russians, which was formerly the Erzyan settlement of Obran Osh. His troops burned down the settlement, but the citadel stayed safe. Several months later he was defeated by Puresh. During Purgaz's rule, Russian peasants fled to his principality.