Nader Shah's campaign in Dagestan, 18th century

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Schamyl [Shamil, 3rd Imam of (1797–1871).

Image taken from page 198 of 'A journey from London to Persepolis; including wanderings in Daghestan, Georgia, Armenia ... With numerous coloured illustrations' by John Ussher. (London, 1865).

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man with his grandson. Akhty village, Akhtynsky district, (1955).

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(1933). See full thread for other photos ⬇️

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men in traditional costume. The second half of the 19th century.

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Paintings by Franz Roubaud https://t.co/4IxqWEncCd

1 Horsemen.
2. near a mountain river
3. Franz Roubaud self-portrait
4. Storming of aul Achulgo [#Dagestan] on August 22, 1839

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woman in traditional costume from the village of Buynaksky District, Second half of the 19th century.

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The State Dance Ensemble of (1970s). Lezginka, the State Academy Dance Company of Dagestan, was founded in 1958.

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1. (Derbend)
2. Caucasian guards
3. Caucasian children

Images taken from pages 359, 385 and 411 of "Zwischen Donau und Land- und Seefahrten im Bereiche des Schwarzen Meeres" by Schweiger-Lerchenfeld, Amand, Freiherr von, (Wien 1887).

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from Rutulsky [#Rutul] District, (1952).

Rutuls are an ethnic group in Dagestan and some parts of They call themselves 'mjukhadar'.'The Rutul language is a member of the Northeast Caucasian language family. See: https://t.co/PTTcCDW9bR

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1933

1. A man sells knives in the village market
2. Blacksmith shoeing cow. Aul in district
3. Peasants in the field
4. Children in the village of Gergebil.

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The language has just a handful of native speakers left in the village of Genukh in 🇷🇺#Russia. It belongs to the branch of Northeast Caucasian, which is one of the three primary families that are native only to the region.

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