Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi
| Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi | |||||||||
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13th century: Kingdom of Zichia 14th century: Khour's militia Aukh |
13th century:
14th century: | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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13th century: Caucasus raid: Uprising of 1227: Second Mongol invasion: Main Mongol invasion: Other Nakh feudal lords and tribal leaders Insurgency in Durdzuketi: Other Durdzuk feudal lords and tribal leaders Berke-Hulagu war: Uprising of the North Caucasians: Uprising of David VIII: 14th century: Khasi's rebellion: Durdzuk renconquest of the plains: Insurgency in Aukh:
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13th century: Caucasus raid: Uprising of 1227: Second Mongol invasion:
Main Mongol invasion:
More than 20 Mongol princes in total
Other Nakh feudal lords and tribal leaders Insurgency in Durdzuketi:
Other Nakh feudal lords and tribal leaders Berke-Hulagu war: Uprising of the North Caucasians: Uprising of David VIII: 14th century: Khasi's rebellion: Durdzuk reconquest of the plain: Aukh uprising: | ||||||||
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13th century: Caucasus raid: Main Mongol invasion:
Berke-Hulagu war: Uprising of David VIII: 14th century: Unknown |
13th century: Caucasus raid: Second Mongol invasion: Main Mongol invasion: Insurgency in Durdzuketi:
Berke-Hulagu war: 14th century: Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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13th century: Caucasus raid:
14th century: |
13th century: Caucasus raid: Main Mongol invasion: Unknown Rest unknown14th century: | ||||||||
Throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, the ancestors of the Vainakh people, the Durdzuks, among different states and factions, waged a brutal and fierce defensive wars against the Mongol Empire, who sought to occupy the lands of the Vainakh. Despite the inferiority in numbers and weapons, the Durdzuks managed to mostly keep their independence, although this came at a heavy cost, as their resistance resulted in mass amounts of death among the Durdzuks and the destruction of their states, but also greatly shaped the people they would later become. The access to the lowlands was also lost, thus forcing the Durdzuks to adapt to their new situation, such as terracing plots of land and covering them in soil.
The Sado-Orsoy dynasty, a clan which had been ruling the medieval Nakh state known as "Durdzuketi" in Georgian sources, was also driven to near extinction. Due to their constant resistance, at the end of the third Mongol campaign in 1240, an active result of heirs began, after which the royal house of Orsoy survived through only two royalties.