Principality of Svaneti (Russia)

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Was a principality in the Caucasus that emerged during the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Georgia. It was under Russian suzerainty from 1833 and was later inglobated in the Russian state.

Establishment

January 1834: In the 1820s, the Principality of Svaneti effectively split into two as a result of a blood feud between the rival Dadeshkeliani branches. Through the mediation by the princes of Mingrelia, both branches accepted nominal Russian suzerainty in 1833.

Chronology

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1. Crimean War

Was a war between Russia and an alliance comprising the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

1.1.Caucasus theatre (Crimean War)

Was the Caucasian theatre of the Crimean War.

November 1855: Ottoman field marshal Omar Pasha crossed the Ingur River on 7 November.

November 1855: Kars surrendered to Russian forces on 8 November.

March 1856: The Treaty of Paris of 1856 settled the Crimean War between the Russian Empire: it restored the respective territories of the Russian and the Ottoman Empires to their prewar boundaries, with the exception of southern Bessarabia which was lost by Russia to the Ottoman Empire.

2. Caucasian War

Was a series of Russian military expeditions into northern Caucasus that resulted in the inglobation of this region in the Russian Empire.

January 1859: In 1858, the principality of Svaneti was abolished and converted into a district administered by a Russian-appointed officer (pristav).

Disestablishment

January 1859: In 1858, the principality of Svaneti was abolished and converted into a district administered by a Russian-appointed officer (pristav).