Kaitag Utsmiate Explained

Conventional Long Name:Kaitag Utsmiate
Capital:Jalagi, Qala-Quraish, Urkarakh, Majalis, Bashly
Official Languages:Arabic, Kaitag, Kumyk
Status:Principality
Life Span:5th century — 1820
Common Languages:Muirin, Sanzhi-Itsari, Kubachi, Kaitag, Juhuri, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Title Leader:The Utsmi of Kaitag
Event End:Russian conquest of the Caucasus
P1:Caucasian Albania
S1:Russian Empire
Flag S1:Flag_of_Russia.svg
Today:Dagestan

The Kaitag Utsmiate was a multiethnic feudal political entity in North Caucasus. The first mentions of it start appearing in chronicles from the 5th century, and it was eliminated in 1820 during Russian conquest of the Caucasus. The state's territories were spanning over Kaitag, Dakhaday and partially Segokala, Derbent, Kayakent districts of modern Dagestan.

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