Mukhsha
Сolumn chapiter of Özbeg Khan reign period | |
| Location | Penza Oblast, Russia |
|---|---|
| Region | Mukhsha Ulus |
| Coordinates | 53°50′57″N 43°44′15″E / 53.8493°N 43.7374°E |
| Type | city |
| Length | 2000 |
| Width | 900 |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1600s |
| Periods | Medieval |
| Cultures | Saltovo-Mayaki |
| Satellite of | Golden Horde |
| Associated with | Mongols |
| Events | Mongol Takeover in 1237, Destruction by Timur in 1395 |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1923-1927 |
| Archaeologists | Aleksandr Krotkov |
| Condition | In ruins |
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Mukhshi (Tatar: Muxşa, Mukhsha was the administrative center of Mukhsha Ulus and one of the Golden Horde centres of coinage. In the 15th century the city lost its importance and declined. The ruins (buildings of bricks, stone baths, Muslim graves) are situated in Penza Oblast near the modern town of Narovchat in the upper stream of Moksha River.