Narchat

Narchat Of Moxel
Khanazorava[1]
Monument to Queen Narchat near Ancient Noronshasht, Penza region, Russia
Princess regent of Moxel
Regency1237–1241
MonarchKanazor (King) Puresh (under the reign of Öz Beg Khan)
Khanazorava (Queen) of Moxel
Reign1241–1242
PredecessorPuresh
Born
Died20 November 1242(1242-11-20) (aged 25–26)
Moksha river
FatherPuresh
OccupationQueen of Moxel and Burtas[2][3]

Narchat, Narchatka, Naricha [1] (Moksha: Нарчат, Нарчатка, Нарича, romanized: Narchat, Narchatka, Naricha) was a Moksha Queen,[4] ruler of Moxel mentioned in Russian sources as Murunza.[5] She was daughter and successor of king Puresh and sister of Atämaz. She led the uprising against Mongols in 1242 and was slain in Battle of Sernya in 1242.

  1. ^ a b Inzhevatov & Pomerantseva 1983, p. 49
  2. ^ Lebedev 1990
  3. ^ Minorsky & al-ʿĀlam 1952
  4. ^ Лебедев В. И. Загадочный город Мохши, Пенза, 1958, p.15
  5. ^ Карамзин Н. М. История государства Российского. Т. II. Москва, 1991, ISBN 978-5-02-009493-2