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Kabardia
Historical country in the North Caucasus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grand Principality of Great Kabarda or East Circassia was a historical country in the North Caucasus corresponding partly to the modern Kabardino-Balkaria. It had better political organization than its neighbors and existed as a political community from the fifteenth century until it came under Russian control in the early nineteenth century after the Russo-Circassian War.
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Quick Facts Grand Principality of Great KabardaКъэбэрдей Пщыгъуэ (Kabardian), Capital ...
Grand Principality of Great Kabarda | |||||||||||
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c. 1453–c. 1825 | |||||||||||
![]() Map of Kabardia in c. 1880s in yellow | |||||||||||
Capital | Various settlements | ||||||||||
Common languages | East Circassian | ||||||||||
Religion | |||||||||||
Government | Princedom | ||||||||||
• Supreme Prince | List: Inal the Great Tabulda Inarmas Beslan Idar Kaytuk I Temruk Shiapshuk Kambulat Kaytuk II Sholokh Kudenet Aleguko Atajuq I Misost Atajuq II Kurgoqo Atajuq III Misewestiqo Islambek Tatarkhan Qeytuqo Aslanbech Batoko Bamat Muhammad Qasey Atajuq Jankhot Misost II Bematiqwa Atajuq III Atajuq IV Jankhot II Qushuq | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | c. 1453 | ||||||||||
1763–1864 | |||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1825 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 40.000[1] km2 (15.444 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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