History of Dagestan

last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)

dynasty from Safi-ad-din Ardabili generation and ruler of Safavid Iran (1501–1736)

historical empire that existed between 1501 and 1736

historical state in the Caucasus region

truce agreement signed on October 24, 1813, between the Russian Empire and the Khajar state

1804–1813 conflict

country in Western Asia (1789–1925)

former state in the Northern Caucasus

conflict between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran

1555 treaty between Shah Tahmasp of Safavid Iran and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman-Iran treaty

state during the Russian Civil War

war

Muslim state 13th to 19th century

Various administrative units in the South Caucasus governed by a hereditary or appointed ruler under the official rule of Iran.

Sarir or Serir was a medieval Christian state lasting from the 6th or 7th century to the 12th century in the mountainous regions of modern-day Dagestan in southern Russia. Its name is derived from the Arabic word for "throne" and refers to a golden throne that was viewed as a symbol of royal authority.

oblast of the Russian Empire and RSFSR

1578–1590 war between Safavid Persia and the Ottoman Empire

historical Azerbaijani khanate

1724 Russian-Ottoman peace treaty

Caspian Sea expeditions carried out by the Rus between the 9th and 11th centuries

Kumyk state in the eastern part of the North Caucasus

Treaty between Iran and Russian Empire

first conflict of the Russo-Persian Wars

treaty between Russia and Iran

capital of Khazaria

aspect of history

sultanate in the 18th and 19th centuries

Feudal formation created as a result of the collapse of the Tarkov Shamkhalate (Kumyk feudal state)

medieval Islamic state centered on Derbent in the eastern Caucasus

feudal political entity in North Caucasus

a mythical state introduced into circulation in the 20th century

Farrukhzad (; New Persian: ) was an Iranian aristocrat from the House of Ispahbudhan and the founder of the Bavand dynasty, ruling from 651 to 665. Originally a powerful servant of the Sasanian king Khosrow II (r. 590–628), he, along with several other powerful aristocrats, made a conspiracy against the latter and ended his tyrannical rule. They thereafter put Khosrow's son Kavadh II (r. 628) on the throne, whose rule lasted only a few months, before he was killed by a plague, being succeeded by his son Ardashir III (r. 628–629), who after only one year was murdered by the rebellious former Sa

1583 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Iran

thumb|300px|King Erekle II fights the Lezgians by [[Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi: the battle against the Avar khan Nursal Bek ]] thumb|right|Shah Soltan Hoseyn's hukms ("orders") of 1705 on punishing the Dagestanian marauding bands in [[Kakheti]]

lezgin political organization

persian Empire campaigns (1741–1743)

19th-century Persian-language chronicle

C18th Persian commander

state in Dagestan that existed from 1642 until the 19th century

Kumykia (), or rarely called Kumykistan, is a historical and geographical region located along the Caspian Sea shores, on the Kumyk plateau, in the foothills of Dagestan and along the river Terek. The term Kumykia encompasses territories which are historically and currently populated by the Turkic-speaking Kumyk people. Kumykia was the main "granary of Dagestan". The important trade routes, such as one of the branches of the Great Silk Road, passed via Kumykia.

After the death of Nader Shah in 1747

thumb|Map of the eastern part of Transcaucasia under the [[Sasanian Empire]] Balāsagān (an Iranian toponym meaning "country of Balas"; Armenian: Bałasakan, the inhabitants known as Bałasičkʻ, Arabic: Balāsajān/Balāšajān), also known as Bazgan, was a region located in the area of the Kura and Aras rivers, adjacent to the Caspian Sea. To the south, it bordered Atropatene/Adurbadagan and Gilan. It roughly corresponded to the Armenian province of Paytakaran, albeit extending farther into the north. It has been suggested that under the Sasanians the region extended as far as the stronghold of Derbe

1606 military campaign

1500–1501 Safavid military campaign

thumb|300px|Map of the Caucasus in the 5th-century. The Maskut lived between [[Derbent and Shaporan]] The Maskut (also known as Mazkut, Muskur) were a group of Massagetaen-Sarmato-Alanian tribes located in the eastern part of the Caucasus, along the western coast of the Caspian Sea. They lived between Derbent and Shaporan, which corresponds to present-day northeast Azerbaijan and southeast Dagestan (Russia). The name "Maskut" is also sometimes used to refer to a geographic area, rather than an ethnic group. The first wave of these tribes arrived in the 3rd-century from the Volga–Don Canal and

nutsal of Avars

1817–1859 conflict in the North Caucasus

a velayat (province) of the Safavid Empire (1501-1736)

Withdrawal by the Persian army under Nader Shah in 1741

district in Republic of Dagestan, Russia

state entity in southern Dagestan (1812–1864)