Mukhsha

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Muxşi, Muxşa

Noronshasht, IPA ['noronʲʃɑʃtʲ]
Сolumn chapiter of Özbeg Khan reign period
Location of the site within Russia Show map of Penza Oblast Mukhsha (European Russia) Show map of European Russia
Alternative name	Turki: ﻥﺭﻥﺝﺍﻁ, Nurinjat IPA [nurinˈdʒɑt]
Location	Penza Oblast, Russia
Region	Mukhsha Ulus
Coordinates	53°50′57″N 43°44′15″E / 53.8493°N 43.7374°E / 53.8493; 43.7374[1][2]
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

Mukhshi (Tatar: Muxşa, Mukhsha, Naruçat, Naruchat, Moksha: νορονσαστ, romanized: Noronshasht, lit. 'IPA ['noronʲʃɑʃtʲ]', Turki: نرنجاط, Nurinjat IPA [nurinˈdʒɑt])^[3]) was the capital city of Murunza and capital of the Golden Horde in the 14th century during the reign of Öz Beg Khan and his official residence.^[4] It 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.