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Caucasian Albania (Sasanian province)
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Caucasian Albania (Middle Persian: Arān, Ardān, Armenian: Ałuank) was a kingdom in the Caucasus, which was under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire from 252 to 636.[3][4]. The name Albania is derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἀλβανία and Latin Albanía.[5] Caucasian Albania should not be confused with European Albania. The two countries have nothing in common. The toponym was created from Greek sources who incorrectly translated the Armenian language. [6][7]
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Caucasian Albania Arān, Ardān | |||||||||||
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252–636 | |||||||||||
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Status | Province (largely autonomous vassal principality) of the Sasanian Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Kabalak (488–636) Partav (488–636) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Caucasian Albanian, Armenian, Parthian, Middle Persian[1][2] | ||||||||||
Religion | Christianity, Zoroastrianism | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Historical era | Late antiquity | ||||||||||
• Established | 252 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 636 | ||||||||||
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