Avar Khanate
Avar Nutsaldom | |||||||||
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| Early 13th century–1864 | |||||||||
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Coat of Arms according to Prince Vakhushti's Atlas (c.1745)
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Map of the Avar Khanate under Umma Khan V (shown in orange) | |||||||||
| Capital | Khunzakh | ||||||||
| Common languages | Avar | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (official) | ||||||||
| Government | Khanate | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | Early 13th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1864 | ||||||||
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The Avar Khanate or Avar Nutsaldom (Avar: Avar Nutsallhi; Russian: Аварское ханство), also known as Khundzia, or simply Avaria, was a long-lived Avar state, which controlled mountainous parts of Dagestan (in the North Caucasus) from the early 13th century to the 19th century.