Caucasian Albanians
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Caucasian Albanians were an ancient people of the eastern Caucasus, known from classical and early medieval sources and associated with the historical kingdom of Caucasian Albania in what is now Azerbaijan and neighboring regions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caucasian Albanian | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alphabetCreator | Mesrop Mashtots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Kabala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Arab Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Caucasian Albania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| ethnicType | Caucasian people ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisOf |
some Lezgic-speaking groups (hypothesized)
ⓘ
some modern populations of Azerbaijan (disputed) ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
classical sources
ⓘ
early medieval sources ⓘ |
| language | Caucasian Albanian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Northeast Caucasian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
eastern Caucasus ⓘ eastern Transcaucasia ⓘ parts of present-day Dagestan ⓘ territory of present-day Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Armenian chroniclers
ⓘ
Georgian chroniclers ⓘ Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caspian peoples ⓘ Iberian Caucasians NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberians (Kartvelians of eastern Georgia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
client kingdom of the Roman Empire (at times)
ⓘ
subject to Arab Caliphate (later) ⓘ vassal of the Sasanian Empire (at times) ⓘ |
| regionIncludes |
lands between Kura River and Caspian Sea
ⓘ
parts of modern northern Azerbaijan ⓘ parts of southern Dagestan ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam (later periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ paganism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
initially independent Christian church
ⓘ
later subordinated to Armenian Apostolic Church (in part) ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Albanian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Caucasian Albanian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPopulation | various Islamized and Caucasian-speaking groups of the region ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
antiquity
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| writingSystemUse | used Caucasian Albanian alphabet for liturgical texts ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caucasian Albanian