Early Slavs
The early Slavs were speakers of Indo-European languages, Indo-European dialects
who lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th centuries AD) in Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Ea ...
, which supposedly formed the
East Slavs
The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor.John Channon & Robert Huds ...
in southern Russia and the Volga region. They are mentioned as ''Buzhane'' in the ''
Primary Chronicle
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''. Several localities in Russia are claimed to be connected to the Buzhans, such as Sredniy Buzhan in
Orenburg Oblast
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Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (; ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073.
Geography
Astrakhan's southern border is the ...
.
Some theories say that the name of the tribes could be connected to
Western Bug
The Bug or Western Bug is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Belarus (border), Poland, and Ukraine, with a total length of .Bavarian Geographer'', the Buzhans had 230 "cities" (
fortresses
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...
). Some historians believe that the Buzhans and the Volhynians used to be called the Dulebes.
There are even theories connecting the name of the river, region and country of Bosnia to the Buzhans. These theories are mostly promoted by the ''Bavarian Geographer'', Joachim Lelewel and
Muhamed Hadžijahić
Muhamed Hadžijahić (Sarajevo, 6 February 1918 – Sarajevo, 21 June 1986), was Bosnian and Yugoslav historian, Islamic studies, orientalist, and Ottoman studies, Ottomanist, doctor of law with main focus of interest in political history.Husnija ...