Everything about Lazistan totally explained
Lazistan (
Lazona - ლაზონა in
Laz, ლაზეთი -
lazeti or ჭანეთი -
č’aneti in
Georgian) was the
Ottoman administrative name for the
sanjak (under
vilayet of
Trabzon) comprising the
Laz or
Lazuri-speaking population on the southeastern shore of the
Black Sea. However, its boundaries didn't coincide with the Laz-speaking area. It covered the land of contemporary
Rize Province and the littoral of contemporary
Artvin Province.
In ancient times, the region was a part of the Kingdom of
Colchis. In the
Middle Ages, this region was a part of
Georgia until
1578 when it was conquered by
Turks. In
1878, the eastern portion of Lazistan (including
Batum) became part of the
Russian Empire and the centre of the sanjak was moved from Batum to
Rize.
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) After the occupation of the
Democratic Republic of Georgia by
Bolshevik Russia (since
1922), the territory has been divided between
Turkey and the
Soviet Union. The sanjak and name was abolished by the new
Turkish Republic in 1925.
Kingdom of Egrisi, known to the ancient
Greeks and
Romans as
Lazica was known to
Persians as
Lazistan.
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