| Narchat Of Moxel | |
| Khanazorava | |
| Succession: | Princess regent of Moxel |
| Reign: | 1237–1241 |
| Reign-Type: | Regency |
| Regent: | Kanazor (King) Puresh (under the reign of Öz Beg Khan) |
| Reg-Type: | Monarch |
| Succession1: | Khanazorava (Queen) of Moxel |
| Reign1: | 1241–1242 |
| Predecessor1: | Puresh |
| Succession10: | --> |
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| Birth Place: | Noronshasht |
| Death Place: | Moksha river |
| Spouses: | --> |
| Spouses-Type: | --> |
| Native Lang1: | Moksha language |
| Native Lang5 Name1: | --> |
| Father: | Puresh |
| Occupation: | Queen of Moxel and Burtas |
Narchat, Narchatka, Naricha (mdf|Нарчат, Нарчатка, Нарича|Narchat, Narchatka, Naricha) was a Moksha Queen,[1] ruler of Moxel mentioned in Russian sources as Murunza.[2] She was daughter and successor of king Puresh and sister of Atämaz. She led the uprising against Mongols in 1242 and was slain in Battle of Sernya in 1242.
In September 1237 the Mongols invaded Kingdom Moxel ('Moksha Kingdom' in Latin sources[3]). They seized the capital Noronshasht and killed all the city dwellers. Narchat's father and brother together with Moxel army joined the Mongol hordes on their way to Europe.[4] It was she who remained to rule when her father and brother left with the Mongols.[5] As soon as she found out her father, brother and many Moksha warriors were killed in Germany[6] she attacked the Mongol convoys passing Mokshaland. On their way from Europe, Mongols returned to Moxel and seized Sernya. The city was burnt down, all the defenders were killed. Queen Narchat with a small group of warriors broke out of the burning fortress but Mongols chased her. Her men were slain and, according to the core of myths and legends surrounding her personality, she jumped into the ice-hole in river Moksha and drowned together with her horse.
Russian professor from Penza State Pedagogical University Vitaliy Lebedev wrote: Doctor of Sciences Dmitriy Madurov of Chuvash state Institute of Humanities writes: Indeed, it is known the Burtas had been ruled by elders.[7]
See main article: Mordovka. Ethnographer Vladimir Aunovsky wrote that he encountered coins with Narchatka portrait in traditional Moksha woman's headdress and they say: "This is our queen". These coins are called mordovkas in slang, or silver coins type A as they are described by Bogdan Zaikovsky with inscription in Moksha language in Greek Uncial script (mdf|μοΛͷ ΑΗςͷ οκΑΗ ΠεΛκͷ 'goes only for half Oka (gold coin name)') and might be dated as 4-8th century AD. Triangle coins, pre-Mongolian silver Valfs, 22x23 mm size, with a depiction of a woman in a headdress» are described by Vyacheslav Zavaryukhin as he specifies they should be referred to as Mukhsha coinage according to the Christian Frähn's list.[8]