- History of the Caucasus
The history of the
Caucasus region can be divided into the history of theNorthern Caucasus (Ciscaucasia), historically in the sphere of influence ofScythia andSouthern Russia (Eastern Europe ), and that of theSouthern Caucasus (Transcaucasia;Caucasian Albania ,Colchis ,Armenia ), in the sphere of influence ofAnatolia ,Assyira and Persia (Southwest Asia ).In Modern times, the Southern Caucasus was part of the
Ottoman Empire while the Northern Caucasus was conquered into theRussian Empire in the 19th century (Caucasian Wars ).Following the
end of the Soviet Union , Georgia,Azerbaijan andArmenia became independent in 1991.The Caucasus region is subject to various territorial disputes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to the
Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994), theOssetian-Ingush conflict (1989-1991), theWar in Abkhazia (1992–1993) , theFirst Chechen War , 1994–1996 and theSecond Chechen War (1999–present).Prehistory
tone Age
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Shulaveri-Shomu culture Bronze Age
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Maykop culture
*Kura-Araxes culture
*Trialeti culture Iron Age
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Colchian culture
*Koban culture
*Urartu Classical Antiquity
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Caucasian Albania
*Colchis
*Mushki
*Achaemenid Empire
*Sassanid Empire
**Albania (satrapy)
*Greater Armenia
*Kingdom of Abkhazia Middle Ages
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Byzantine Empire
*Khazars
*Seljuq dynasty Modern history
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Ottoman Empire
*Karabakh Khanate
*Russian Empire
**Caucasian War
**Georgia within the Russian Empire
**Cossacks
*Russian Civil War
**Volunteer Army
**Kuban People's Republic
**Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
*(Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
*Soviet Union
**Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
**Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
**Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
**Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
*Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988-1994)
*Ossetian-Ingush conflict (1989-1991)
*Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991-2000)
*Republic of Georgia (since 1991)
*Republic of Armenia (since 1991)
*War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
*First Chechen War , 1994–1996
*Second Chechen War , 1999–2006ee also
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North Caucasus
*South Caucasus
*History of Georgia (country)
*History of Armenia
*History of Azerbaijan
*History of Abkhazia
*History of Chechnya
*History of Nagorno-Karabakh
*Southern Russia
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