Dagestan
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In 643, the Dagestani people were the first within current Russian territory to become Muslims after the Arab conquest.[1] It was not until after the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 that Russian power over Dagestan was confirmed.[2] On December 21, 1917, Dagestan declared independence from Russia as part of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus.[3] The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed on January 20, 1921.[4]
By the 5th century the Sassanids had become dominant, and during the 6th century they built a powerful fortress at Derbent.[5] Southern Dagestan, under Sassanian control, turned into a center for Persian culture and civilization.[5] In 1999, an invasion backed by some locals was repelled by Russian forces and local militias.[6]
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A 2013 RFE/RL article reports that Ramazan Abdulatipov was appointed acting president of Daghestan by Putin.[7] An executive order from the President of Russia in 2017 accepted Ramazan Abdulatipov's resignation and appointed Vladimir Vasilyev as Acting Head.[8] The "Dagestan" source notes evidence of Dagestani scholars' interest in Persian literature in an original manuscript collection.[9]
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- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Islam: Islam in the Caucasus and the Middle Volga | Encyclopedia.com", www.encyclopedia.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Timothy C. Dowling (2014). Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. pp. 728–730. ABC-CLIO.; Aksan, Virginia (2014). Ottoman Wars, 1700–1870: An Empire Besieged. p. 463. Routledge. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Republic of the North Caucasus Federation", 1900.ethnia.org; "ISO Brain – Premium Supplement For Your Brain", September 18, 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zamyatin, "Sovereignisation and State Languages: Early Formation of Language Policy of Russia's Finno-Ugric Republics in the Conditions of the USSR Disintegration", Finnish-Ugric Communications, 2013, p. 132 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Michael Khodarkovsky (2015). "Bitter Choices: Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North Caucasus". Cornell University Press. pp. 47–52; "Dagestan" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dagestan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Rebels stage new invasion of Dagestan", The Independent, September 6, 1999; "Russia Sends Ground Troops into Chechnya, Raising Fears", The New York Times, October 1, 1999 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Putin Replaces President Of Daghestan", www.rferl.org, 2013-01-28. facts only, no text reused. rferl.org
- "Vladimir Vasilyev appointed Acting Head of Dagestan", President of Russia, October 3, 2017. facts only, no text reused. en.kremlin.ru
- "Dagestan". facts only, no text reused. iranicaonline.org
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