Caucasian Albania (Sasanian province)

Caucasian Albania
*Arān, Ardān*
Caucasian Albania Arān, Ardān
252–636
	Map of the Caucasus in 387–591
Status	Province (largely autonomous vassal principality) of the Sasanian Empire
Capital	Kabalak (488–636); Partav (488–636)
Common languages	Caucasian Albanian, Armenian, Parthian, Middle Persian
Religion	Christianity, Zoroastrianism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Late antiquity
• Established	252
• Disestablished	636
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Caucasian Albania
Rashidun Caliphate
Emirate of Armenia

Caucasian Albania (Middle Persian: Arān, Ardān, Armenian: Ałuank) was a kingdom in the Caucasus, which was under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire from 252 to 636.^[3]^[4]. The name Albania is derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἀλβανία and Latin Albanía.^[5] Caucasian Albania should not be confused with European Albania. The two countries have nothing in common. The toponym was created from Greek sources who incorrectly translated the Armenian language. ^[6]^[7]

^ Benjamin W. Fortson, "Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction", John Wiley and Sons, 2009. pg 242: " Middle Persian was the official language of the Sassanian dynasty"
^ Shnirelman, V.A.(2001), 'The value of the Past: Myths, Identity and Politics in Transcaucasia', Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology. pp 79: "Yet, even at the time of Caucasian Albania and later on, as well, the region was greatly affected by Iran and Persian enjoyed even more success than the Albanian language".
^ Chaumont 1985, pp. 806–810.
^ Wiesehöfer 2001, pp. 184.
^ James Stuart Olson. An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires. ISBN 0-313-27497-5
^ Bais, Marco. Albania Caucasica: Ethnos, Storia, Territorio Attraverso Le Fonti Greche, Latine E Armene. Mimesis, 2001.
^ Dudwick, Nora. “The Case of the Caucasian Albanians: Ethnohistory and Ethnic Politics.” Cahiers Du Monde Russe et Soviétique, vol. 31, no. 2/3, 1990, pp. 377–83. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20170734.

[Fortson-1] Benjamin W. Fortson, "Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction", John Wiley and Sons, 2009. pg 242: " Middle Persian was the official language of the Sassanian dynasty"

[VAS-2] Shnirelman, V.A.(2001), 'The value of the Past: Myths, Identity and Politics in Transcaucasia', Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology. pp 79: "Yet, even at the time of Caucasian Albania and later on, as well, the region was greatly affected by Iran and Persian enjoyed even more success than the Albanian language".

[FOOTNOTEChaumont1985806–810-3] Chaumont 1985, pp. 806–810.

[FOOTNOTEWiesehöfer2001184-4] Wiesehöfer 2001, pp. 184.

[5] James Stuart Olson. An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires. ISBN 0-313-27497-5

[6] Bais, Marco. Albania Caucasica: Ethnos, Storia, Territorio Attraverso Le Fonti Greche, Latine E Armene. Mimesis, 2001.

[7] Dudwick, Nora. “The Case of the Caucasian Albanians: Ethnohistory and Ethnic Politics.” Cahiers Du Monde Russe et Soviétique, vol. 31, no. 2/3, 1990, pp. 377–83. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20170734.

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