Odishi

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Odishi is the historical name for a region in western Georgia, corresponding largely to present-day Samegrelo and known for its distinct Mingrelian culture and history.

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Label Occurrences
Odishi canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
alternativeName Samegrelo
associatedWithEthnicGroup Mingrelians
associatedWithLanguage Mingrelian language
borderedBy Abkhazia
Black Sea
Imereti
capital Zugdidi
correspondsTo Samegrelo
country Georgia
culturalRegionOf Caucasus
dominantChurch Georgian Orthodox Church
governedAs Principality of Mingrelia
hasCity Poti
Zugdidi
hasCulturalHeritage fortresses
medieval churches
noble estates
hasEthnographicIdentity Mingrelian language
surface form: Mingrelian
hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
hasRiver Enguri River
surface form: Inguri River

Rioni River
hasTown Abasha
Senaki
hasTraditionalLaw customary Mingrelian law
historicalAllegiance Kingdom of Imereti
historicalLanguageUse Georgian language
surface form: Georgian

Mingrelian language
surface form: Mingrelian
historicalNameOf Samegrelo
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
historicalStatus semi-independent principality
integratedInto Russian Empire
modern Georgian state
knownFor Mingrelian cuisine
Mingrelian culture
distinct local traditions
traditional polyphonic singing
locatedIn western Georgia
partOf Kingdom of Georgia
western Georgian principalities
partOfHistoricalRegion Colchis
presentDayAdministrativeRegion Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
regionOf Georgia
ruledBy Dadiani family
surface form: Dadiani dynasty
ruledUntil 19th century
rulingFamilyTitle Prince of Mingrelia
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
viticulture

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