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Majar

Vanished settlement · Russia

Abandoned
1395
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
44.783, 44.150
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Majar or Macar was a medieval city of Golden Horde in 13th-14th centuries.

History

Majar or Macar was a medieval city of Golden Horde in 13th-14th centuries. It once played a major role in the trade between Idel-Ural, Caucasus and the Black Sea region. In 1310–1311 the city minted its own money. In 1395 it was sacked by troops of Timur.

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