{{Infobox country , conventional_long_name = Kaitag Utsmiate , image_map = Карта_Кайтагского_уцмийства_в_эпоху_Ермолова.jpg , capital = Jalagi, Qala-Quraish, Urkarakh, Majalis, Bashly , official_languages =

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, Kaitag, Kumyk , religion = {{unbulleted list ,

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(minority),

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(till 15th c.),

Paganism Paganism (, later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Christianity, Judaism, and Samaritanism. In the time of the ...

(till 17th c.) , demonym = , population_estimate = , status = Principality , life_span = 5th century — 1820 , common_languages = Muirin, Sanzhi-Itsari, Kubachi, Kaitag,

Juhuri Judeo-Tat or Juhuri (, , ) is a Judeo-Persian dialect and the traditional language spoken by the Mountain Jews in the eastern Caucasus Mountains, especially Azerbaijan, parts of Russia and today in Israel. It belongs to the southwestern group of ...

, Kumyk, Azerbaijani , title_leader = The Utsmi of Kaitag , event_end =

Russian conquest of the Caucasus The Russian conquest of the Caucasus mainly occurred between 1800 and 1864. The Russian Empire sought to control the region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. South of the mountains was the territory that is modern Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georg ...

, p1 = Caucasian Albania , s1 = Russian Empire , flag_s1 = Flag_of_Russia.svg , today =

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...

The Kaitag Utsmiate was a multiethnic feudal political entity in

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. The first mentions of it start appearing in chronicles from the 5th century, and it was eliminated in 1820 during

. The state's territories were spanning over Kaitag, Dakhaday and partially Segokala, Derbent, Kayakent districts of modern

References

* А. О. Муртазаев, Кайтаг в VIII - первой половине XIX в. (Исследование политической истории и роли в системе политических структур Северо-Восточного Кавказа). * С. К. Умаханов, Историческая география Дагестана XVII — нач. XIX в. History of Dagestan 1820 disestablishments in Asia States and territories established in the 5th century