Kaitag Utsmiate
Feudal political entity in North Caucasus
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The Kaitag Utsmiate, also known as the Qaytaq Utsmiate, was a multiethnic feudal political entity in the North Caucasus. The first mentions of it appear in chronicles from the 5th century, and it was eliminated in 1820 during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. The state's territory included Kaitag, Dakhaday and parts of Segokala, Derbent, Kayakent districts of modern Dagestan.
StatusPrincipality
CapitalJalagi
Qala-Quraish
Urkarakh
Majalis
Bashly
Qala-Quraish
Urkarakh
Majalis
Bashly
CommonlanguagesMuirin, Sanzhi-Itsari, Kubachi, Kaitag, Judeo-Tat, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Kaitag Utsmiate | |||||||||
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| 5th century — 1820 | |||||||||
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| Status | Principality | ||||||||
| Capital | Jalagi Qala-Quraish Urkarakh Majalis Bashly | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic, Kaitag, Kumyk | ||||||||
| Common languages | Muirin, Sanzhi-Itsari, Kubachi, Kaitag, Judeo-Tat, Kumyk, Azerbaijani | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam Judaism (minority) Christianity (till 15th c.) Paganism (till 17th c.) | ||||||||
| The Utsmi of Kaitag | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 3,200[1] km2 (1,200 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 17th century estimate | 20,000–50,000[2] | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Dagestan | ||||||||
