Ancient Noronshasht

Noronshasht

νορονσαστ, Noronshasht IPA [,noronʲ'ʃɑʃtʲ]
Kabeer on Al-Idrisi World map 804/1154 A.D.
Location of the site within Russia Show map of Penza Oblast Ancient Noronshasht (European Russia) Show map of European Russia
Alternative name	Arabic:[كبير] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help) IPA ['ka.biːr][3]
Location	Penza Oblast, Russia
Region	Moxel
Coordinates	53°50′57″N 43°44′15″E / 53.8493°N 43.7374°E / 53.8493; 43.7374[1][2]
Type	Cultural
Length	2000
Width	900
History
Material	stone
Founded	before 7th c AD
Abandoned	1600s
Periods	Early Middle Ages
Cultures	Saltovo-Mayaki
Satellite of	Khazar Khaganate (since 8th c.)
Events	Mongol Takeover in 1237
Site notes
Excavation dates	1923-1927
Archaeologists	Aleksandr Krotkov
Condition	In ruins
Management	Penza Oblast Authority
Website	museum-nar.penz.muzkult.ru

Noronshasht (Moksha: νορονςαςτ, romanized: Noronshasht, lit. 'IPA ['noronʲʃɑʃtʲ]', Arabic:[كبير] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= (help) IPA ['ka.biːr])^[4]) was a large trade hub on the Silk Road and the capital city of Moxel in 1230-1237. It was the administrative center of Murunza and one of its centres of coinage. In 1237 the city was taken over by Batu Khan and became the capital of the Golden Horde. The ruins, which include stone buildings, fortifications, and a pagan cemetery, are in Penza Oblast near the modern town of Narovchat at the confluence of the Sheldais and Moksha Rivers.