Caucasian Imamate

Caucasian Imamate was a state in Caucasus (Middle East) that lasted from 1828 to 1859 CE, about 31 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

Islamic state of the mountain peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya that resisted Russian conquest for three decades. Its third imam, the Avar leader Shamil, surrendered at Gunib in 1859.

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Facts

Dates: 1828 to 1859 CE
Duration: 31 years
Type: State
Region: Caucasus, Middle East
Language family: Isolates and ancient
Capital: Dargo, later Vedeno

Neighbours in Middle East

Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE
Ottoman Hejaz and Yemen 1517 to 1918 CE
Emirate of Mount Lebanon c. 1516 to 1842 CE
Sheikhdom of Kuwait c. 1752 to 1961 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

Questions

When did Caucasian Imamate exist?

1828 to 1859 CE, about 31 years.

Where was Caucasian Imamate?

Caucasus, in Middle East. Its capital was Dargo, later Vedeno.

What language did Caucasian Imamate speak?

Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.