Safavid Daghestan Velāyat-e Dâghestân | |||||||
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1501–1736 | |||||||
Status | Province of Safavid Iran | ||||||
Capital | Darband (Derbent) | ||||||
Common languages | Persian, Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Avar, Lak, Tabasaran, Tat, Kumyk, Dargin | ||||||
Government | Province | ||||||
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History | |||||||
• Establishment | 1501 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1736 | ||||||
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Today part of | Russia |
The province of Daghestan (Persian: ولایت داغستان, romanized: Velāyat-e Dâghestân) was a province of Safavid Iran, centred on the territory of the present-day Republic of Dagestan (North Caucasus, Russia).[1] Numerous high-ranking Safavid figures originally hailed from the province, or had roots there.