Overview
The Principality of Abkhazia (Georgian: აფხაზეთის სამთავრო, romanized: apkhazetis samtavro) emerged as a separate feudal entity in the 15th-16th centuries, amid the civil wars in the Kingdom of Georgia that concluded with the dissolution of the unified Georgian monarchy. The principality retained a degree of autonomy under Ottoman and then Russian rule, but was eventually absorbed into the Russian Empire in 1864, following the Caucasian War.
Historical Periods
Principality of Abkhazia (1468–1571)
1468 CE – 1571 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 6,066 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1572–1578)
1572 CE – 1578 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 5,829 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1612–1699)
1612 CE – 1699 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 5,829 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1700–1726)
1700 CE – 1726 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 10,255 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1727–1774)
1727 CE – 1774 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 8,714 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1775–1787)
1775 CE – 1787 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 8,667 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1788–1810)
1788 CE – 1810 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 10,232 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1811–1811)
1811 CE – 1811 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 9,734 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1812–1827)
1812 CE – 1827 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 9,640 km²
Principality of Abkhazia (1828–1829)
1828 CE – 1829 CE
Capital: SukhumiArea: 9,640 km²