Sarir
Sign in to saveSarir or Serir was a medieval Christian state lasting from the 6th or 7th century to the 12th century in the mountainous regions of modern-day Dagestan in southern Russia. Its name is derived from the Arabic word for "throne" and refers to a golden throne that was viewed as a symbol of royal authority.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Sarir
- Country.common_name
- Sarir or Serir
- Country.image_map
- Caucasus about year 1124.jpg
- Country.capital
- Humraj
- Country.status
- Christian state
- Country.government_type
- Kingdom
- Country.common_languages
- Avar, other Northeast Caucasian languages
- Country.religion
- Orthodox Christianity
- Country.year_start
- ca 500?
- Country.year_end
- 12th century
- Country.s1
- Avar Khanate
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Sarir or Serir was a medieval Christian state lasting from the 6th or 7th century to the 12th century in the mountainous regions of modern-day Dagestan in southern Russia. Its name is derived from the Arabic word for "throne" and refers to a golden throne that was viewed as a symbol of royal authority.
== Origin == Sarir was first documented as a political entity in the 6th century AD. The memory of its foundation was transmitted orally among the Caucasian Avars. According to one legend, the kingdom was established by a Persian general who was sent to control the Caucasus by a Sasanian king. This legend is corroborated by the names of local kings, which are normally of Persian or even Syrian etymology.