Puresh

Puresh
Kanazor
Battle of Legnica, medieval illuminated manuscript, collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
Kanazor (King) of Moxel
Reign?–1241
SuccessorQueen Narchat
Born
Died9 April 1242(1242-04-09) (aged 51–52)
Legnica, Duchy of Legnica
IssueAtämaz
Narchat

Puresh (Moksha: Пуреш, romanized: Puresh, lit.'pureh brewing time born') was a Moksha Kanazor, ruler of Kingdom Moxel in (Middle Volga) mentioned in Russians sources as Murunza.[1][need quotation to verify] He was an ally of Russian Grand Prince Yuri II of Vladimir and of the Cuman Khan Köten against the Volga Bulgars and Erzyas in the 1230s.[2][need quotation to verify]

  1. ^ Карамзин Н. М. История государства Российского. Т. II. Москва, 1991, ISBN 978-5-02-009493-2
  2. ^ Первушкин В. И., Пуреш / Пензенская энциклопедия. Москва, Научное издательство «Большая Российская энциклопедия», 2001, p. 509, ISBN 978-5-85270-234-0