Albania of the Caucasus

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Albania of the Caucasus was an ancient kingdom in the eastern Caucasus region, roughly corresponding to parts of modern-day Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan, known for its early Christianization and strategic position between major empires.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom ⓘ
former country ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
alternativeName Albania (Caucasus) ⓘ
Caucasian Albania ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Chirag Gala ⓘ
Qabala (Gabala) ruins ⓘ
borderedBy Caspian Sea ⓘ
Greater Armenia ⓘ
Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
capital Kabala ⓘ
conqueredBy Arab Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Caliphates
conquestCentury 7th century ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
convertedToChristianity 4th century ⓘ
ethnicGroups Armenians ⓘ
Caucasian Albanians ⓘ
Iranian-speaking groups ⓘ
hadWritingSystem Caucasian Albanian alphabet ⓘ
hasLegacyIn Azerbaijani historical tradition ⓘ
Dagestani historical tradition ⓘ
importantCity Kabala ⓘ
Partav ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
knownFor early Christianization ⓘ
strategic position between major empires ⓘ
languageFamily Northeast Caucasian languages ⓘ
locatedIn South Caucasus ⓘ
eastern Caucasus ⓘ
notSameAs Albania in the Balkans ⓘ
linked to: Albania

Republic of Albania ⓘ
linked to: Albania
partOf Caucasus region ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
religiousCenter Partav ⓘ
linked to: Julfa
religiousChange Islamization after Arab conquest ⓘ
roughlyCorrespondsTo modern-day Azerbaijan ⓘ
southern Dagestan ⓘ
ruledBy local Albanian dynasties ⓘ
strategicRole buffer state between Rome-Byzantium and Iran ⓘ
timePeriod antiquity ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ
vassalOf Parthian Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caucasian Albania → alternativeName → Albania of the Caucasus ⓘ
Caucasian Albania → alternativeName → Albania Caucasica ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Ivan Asen II → expandedTerritory → Albania ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Arran → knownAs → Albania (in some classical sources) ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Stefan Dušan → placeOfDeath → Albania ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Hereti → neighboringRegion → Albania of the Caucasus ⓘ
Kutmichevitsa → locatedInPresentDay → Albania ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Albania of the Caucasus → alternativeName → Albania (Caucasus) ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Aghvank → hasAlternativeName → Albania of the Caucasus ⓘ
Aghvank → hasAlternativeName → Albania (Caucasus) ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
Aluank → knownAs → Albania of the Caucasus ⓘ
Italo-Albanesi → associatedWithCountryOfOrigin → Arbëria (medieval Albania) ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus
historical region of Arran → knownAs → Albania (in some classical sources) ⓘ
linked to: Albania of the Caucasus