Message from @Arkona 92
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“In the beginning of the 19th century, while the Russians and Ottomans were vying for control of the region, the rulers of Abkhazia shifted back and forth across the religious divide.[citation needed] The first attempt to enter into relations with Russia was made by Keilash Bey in 1803, shortly after the incorporation of eastern Georgia into the expanding Tsarist empire (1801). However, the pro-Ottoman orientation prevailed for a short time after his assassination by his son Aslan-Bey on 2 May 1808.[36] On 2 July 1810, the Russian Marines stormed Sukhum-Kale and had Aslan-Bey replaced with his rival brother, Sefer-Bey (1810–1821), who had converted to Christianity and assumed the name of George. Abkhazia joined the Russian Empire as an autonomous principality, in 1810.[4] However, George's rule, as well as that of his successors, was limited to the neighbourhood of Sukhum-Kale and the Bzyb area.[citation needed] The next Russo-Turkish war strongly enhanced the Russian positions, leading to a further split in the Abkhaz elite, mainly along religious divisions. During the Crimean War (1853–1856), Russian forces had to evacuate Abkhazia and Prince Michael (1822–1864) seemingly switched to the Ottomans.[citation needed]”
Even in the 90s Apsus were only 30% of the whole population
@Daniil no we are not
ok
“Later on, the Russian presence strengthened and the highlanders of Western Caucasia were finally subjugated by Russia in 1864.[citation needed] The autonomy of Abkhazia, which had functioned as a pro-Russian "buffer zone" in this troublesome region, was no longer needed by the Tsarist government and the rule of the Shervashidze came to an end; in November 1864, Prince Michael was forced to renounce his rights and resettle in Voronezh.[citation needed] Later that same year, Abkhazia was incorporated into the Russian Empire as a special military province[4] of Sukhum-Kale which was transformed, in 1883, into an okrug as part of the Kutais Guberniya. Large numbers of Muslim Abkhazians, said to have constituted as much as 40% of the Abkhazian population, emigrated to the Ottoman Empire between 1864 and 1878 with other Muslim population of Caucasus, a process known as Muhajirism.”
@Deleted UserAbkhazia wasn't really independent at that time period. It was like a self governing province under Georgian rule
Yeah I know
Hello there
Greetings
Sort of like Transnistria
And ironically Cossacks also fought for Transnistria
you guys really like fighting here and there
Yep
Well, Ingushia currently needs some help. You guys can back them up
You a real cossack?
@Deleted User this guy right here is a cossack
the Muslim Caucasians need to embrace Christ, like the Kryashens
Of course
Yeah
The Transnistria War was an armed conflict that broke out in November 1990 in Dubăsari (Russian: Дубоссáры, Dubossary) between pro-Transnistria forces, including the Transnistrian Republican Guard, militia and Cossack units
the fact that the tatars and bashkirs can willing convert to Orthodoxy as opposed to the Chechens tells us something
Muslimisation of N. Caucasus ruined the region. Before that The region was mostly christian
Temurlan really ruined everything
Yeah they had to pull out the Russians at some point because the UN has smoll pp
Moldova is just romania
The North Kavkas was only Christian a short time
Not really
the Georgians tried to evangelize to the Dagestani pagans
They converted quite quickly
Well, i mean chechens and ingushians
Dagestan is a region I will never touch
So many fucking pagan beliefs and ethnicities
And languages
Caucasian paganism is still relevant in Dagestan?
There are like 50 languages in Caucuses
@Arkona 92 Well in some places, but it's still mostly muslim
Ossetians are high in Paganism
45% of the population is pagan
While the rest is mostly orthodox
convert South Ossetia pls
What