khanate · Caucasus

Kurin Khanate

1812 CE – 1864 CE · capital Kurakh

A khanate created by Russia in the Lezgin lands of southern Dagestan, which lasted until the end of the Caucasian War.

Origins

In 1812 the Russian authorities formed the Kurin Khanate from Lezgin communities in the Samur river area of southern Dagestan, which had been free societies. They placed it under Aslan Khan, a member of the Kazikumukh ruling family, as a Russian ally, with its seat at Kurakh.

Rule and society

The khanate governed Lezgin villages of farmers and herders under Russian supervision. Its khans held Russian military rank and pensions, collected taxes and supplied troops. Aslan Khan also gained the Kazikumukh Khanate, and the two were often ruled together. Kurakh had a Russian fort, and the khanate remained loyal during the wars with the Caucasian Imamate.

Decline and legacy

After the defeat of Shamil and the stabilisation of Dagestan, the Russian Empire abolished the khanate in 1864 and incorporated it into the Kyurin district of the Dagestan Oblast. The area remains the heartland of the Lezgin people in southern Dagestan.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kurin Khanate. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kurin-khanate
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“Kurin Khanate.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kurin-khanate. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kurin Khanate.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kurin-khanate.
Harvard
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