Did Wikipedia remove the word "annexation" from the Volga Bulgaria article?

Yes. "annexation" appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included. We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between October 6, 2023 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Volga Bulgaria article stop using the word "annexation"?

The word appeared 2 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It appears nowhere in the article today, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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What did Wikipedia remove from the Volga Bulgaria article?

The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

Volga River This article is about the historical country on the Volga. Today part of Russia Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria was a historical Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River , in what is now European Russia . Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state with large numbers of Bulgars , Volga Finns , Varangians and many East Slavs .¹ Its strategic position allowed it to create a local trade monopoly with Norse , Cumans , and Pannonian Avars . The New Cambridge medieval history . OCLC 697957877 . : CS1 maint: others ( link ) Popovski, Ivan (2017-05-10).²

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The opening as it stood in 2005

Today, Republics of Tatarstan and Chuvashia are considered to be descendants of Bulgaria in terms of territory and ethnicity.

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The opening as it stood in 2010

Today, both the Republics of Tatarstan and Chuvashia are considered to be descendants of Volga Bulgaria.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Former country Today part of Russia of Tatarstan Volga Bulgaria ( , ) or Volga–Kama Bulghar , was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River , in what is now European Russia . Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state with large numbers of Turkic Bulgars , a variety of Finnic and Ugric peoples , and many East Slavs . The very strategic position of Volga Bulgaria allowed it to create a monopoly between the trade of Arabs , Norse and Avars . Название лит. языка XI - XIV вв., употреблявшегося в Дешт-и-Кипчак и Среднем Поволжье; сложился на базе хорезмско-тюрксого литературного языка и местных диалектов. От поволжского тюрки развился старотатарский литературный язык. Татарский энциклопедический словарь - с. 440 Nicolle, David (2013). OCLC 697957877 . : CS1 maint: others ( link ) Popovski, Ivan (2017-05-10).

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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

900s–1200s Bulgar state on the Volga River This article is about the historical country on the Volga. Today part of Russia Volga Bulgaria or Volga–Kama Bulgaria (sometimes referred to as the Volga Bulgar Emirate ) was a historical Bulgar state that existed between the 9th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River , in what is now European Russia . Volga Bulgaria was a multi-ethnic state with large numbers of Bulgars , Finno-Ugrians , Varangians , and East Slavs . Its strategic position allowed it to create a local trade monopoly with Norse , Cumans , and Pannonian Avars . Warfare in Inner Asian History (500-1800) . The New Cambridge medieval history .

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