Declaration of Autonomous Principality
- When
- 1810
- Where
- Principality of Abkhazia
Abkhazia was declared an autonomous principality within the Russian Empire in 1810, having earlier sought Russian protection.
Abkhazia had sought protection from the Russian Empire in 1801. In 1810, it joined the Russian Empire as an autonomous principality. The passage describing Abkhazia as a pro-Russian buffer zone in the troublesome region is a later retrospective account; it further records that the rule of the Sharvashidze came to an end in November 1864, when Prince Mikhail (Hamud-Bey) was forced to renounce his rights and resettle in Voronezh, Russia.
Sources
- Abkhazia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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