Caucasus Line
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The Caucasus Line was a chain of Russian military fortifications and settlements in the North Caucasus that served as a frontier defense and base for Cossack communities during the Russian Empire’s expansion into the region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian imperial fortification system
ⓘ
chain of fortifications ⓘ military frontier line ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kuban Cossack Host
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terek Cossack Host NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordered | territories of North Caucasian highland peoples ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Cossack labor
ⓘ
Russian military engineers ⓘ |
| controlled | access routes between the steppe and the Caucasus Mountains ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Kuban River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terek River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Cossack troops
ⓘ
regular Russian troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cossack posts
ⓘ
Cossack stanitsas ⓘ fortresses ⓘ military settlements ⓘ redoubts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Russian imperial expansion ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kuban region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terek region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cossack military organization in the Caucasus
ⓘ
settlement patterns in the North Caucasus ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Cossack communities ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ciscaucasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ Northern Caucasus steppe zone ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
defense against raids from mountain peoples
ⓘ
staging ground for offensive operations in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian conquest of the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian frontier system in the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
base for further expansion into the Caucasus
ⓘ
border control ⓘ frontier defense ⓘ protection of Russian settlements ⓘ support of Cossack colonization ⓘ |
| significantExpansion | early 19th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| terrain | steppe and riverine landscapes of the North Caucasus ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | linear defense system ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cossacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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