Muromians
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The Muromians (Russian: Мурома) were one of the Finno-Ugric tribes who lived in the Oka River basin in what is now Russia. They spoke the Muromian language.
The farmed, hunted, and traded. The Muromians paid tribute to the Rus princes and were likely assimilated by the Eastern Slavs in the 12th century into modern Russians.
References
- Taagepera, Rein (1999). The Finno-Ugric Republics and the Russian State. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 9780415919777. http://books.google.com/books?id=QGqWcZu42hUC&pg.
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