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Akusha

Akusha is a village in the mountains of central Dagestan, Russia, and the historic centre of the Dargin people. From at least the 17th century it led the Akusha-Dargo union of village communities, whose qadi served as its leading authority. Russian forces under General Aleksey Yermolov defeated the union in 1819 and brought it under Russian rule.

Akusha
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Akusha-Dargo Union

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Akusha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/akusha
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