Principality of Abkhazia
1463–1864 feudal vassal state in the South Caucasus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Principality of Abkhazia (Georgian: აფხაზეთის სამთავრო, romanized: apkhazetis samtavro), (Abkhaz: Аԥсны аҳратәра) emerged as a separate feudal entity in the 15th-16th centuries, amid the civil wars in the Kingdom of Georgia that concluded with the dissolution of the unified Georgian monarchy. The principality retained a degree of autonomy under Ottoman and then Russian rule, but was eventually absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1864.
For the early medieval principality of Abkhazia, see Kingdom of Abkhazia.
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Principality of Abkhazia | |||||||||||
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1463[2]–1864 | |||||||||||
18th-century coat of arms according to Vakhushti
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Status | Principality | ||||||||||
Capital | Zupu (Lykhny)[3] 43°09′N 40°37′E | ||||||||||
Official languages | Georgian(language of governance, literacy and culture)[4][5][6] | ||||||||||
Other languages | Abkhaz, Mingrelian | ||||||||||
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• c.1451-1465 (first) | Rabia Sharvashidze | ||||||||||
• 1823–1864 (last) | Mikhail Sharvashidze | ||||||||||
Historical era | Early Modern Period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1463[2] | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1864 | ||||||||||
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