Muromian

Muromian

The Muromians ( _ru. Мурома) were a Finno-Ugric tribe who lived in the Oka River basin of what is now Russia. The tribe farmed, hunted, and traded. The Muromians paid tribute to the Rus and were likely assimilated by the Eastern Slavs in the 12th century.

ee also

*Muromian language

References

*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=51|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QGqWcZu42hUC&pg
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