Kaitag Utsmiate

Kaitag Utsmiate
5th century — 1820
StatusPrincipality
CapitalJalagi, Qala-Quraish, Urkarakh, Majalis, Bashly
Official languagesArabic, Kaitag, Kumyk
Common languagesMuirin, Sanzhi-Itsari, Kubachi, Kaitag, Judeo-Tat, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Religion
Islam
Judaism (minority)
Christianity (till 15th c.)
Paganism (till 17th c.)
The Utsmi of Kaitag 
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Caucasian Albania
Russian Empire
Today part ofDagestan

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.

References

  • А. О. Муртазаев, Кайтаг в VIII - первой половине XIX в. (Исследование политической истории и роли в системе политических структур Северо-Восточного Кавказа).
  • С. К. Умаханов, Историческая география Дагестана XVII — нач. XIX в.