- Permians
The Permians cite book |title= One Europe, Many Nations |last= Minahan |first= James |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group |location= |isbn=2000 9780313309847 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NwvoM-ZFoAgC&pg=PA379&vq=Permians] are a branch of
Finno-Ugric peoples includingKomis andUdmurts , speakers ofPermic languages .The ancestors of Permians inhabited originally the land called
Permia covering the middle and upperKama River . Permians split into the 2 groups in the 9th century. [cite book |title=On the Edge of the World |last=Leskov |first=Nikolaĭ |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1992 |publisher=St Vladimir's Seminary Press |location= |isbn=9780881411188 |pages=|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vJ_Tyja4VAQC&pg=PA17]The Komis came under the rule of
Novgorod Republic in the 13 century and were converted into Orthodox Christianity in the 1360-70s. In 1471-1478 the lands were conquered by theGrand Duchy of Moscow that later becameTsardom of Russia . In the 18 century the Russian authorities opened the southern parts of the land to colonization and the northern parts became a place for exiling criminal and political prisoners.The Udmurts became under the rule of
Tatars , theGolden Horde andKhanate of Kazan until the land was ceded to Russia and the people where christianized in the beginning of 18th century. [cite book |title=The Finno-ugric republics and the Russian state |last=Taagepera |first=Rein |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1999 |publisher=Routledge |location= |isbn=9780415919777 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QGqWcZu42hUC&pg=PA264 ]ee also
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Bjarmaland
*Great Perm References
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