  arsk (; , ) is a town and the administrative center of arsky district in the republic of tatarstan, russia, located on the kazanka river,  from kazan, the capital of the republic. population:  ==etymology== the tatar name of the town ("") can be translated as "udmurt's" or "udmurtian". ==history== it was founded in the 13th century by volga bulgarians. the town was the seat of archa darugha (a type of subdivision) during the khanate of kazan period. even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by tatars, the larger part of darugha's population was udmurt. it is possible that earlier population of this area was also finnic, who later assimilated with the tatars. arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. in 1506, it was the site of the battles of arsk field, in which tatar forces were initially defeated by the russians but later turned the tables and won one of their most significant 
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