MIGRATION OF PEOPLES OF DAGESTAN IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN THE SECOND HALF OF XIX - EARLY XX CENTURIES

On the basis of official archival Russian documents, using the data of Turkish authors the process of forced migration part of Dagestanis to the Ottoman Empire in the second half of XIX - early XX century is shown, the causes, chronology and extent of this ethnic migration are identified. Based on data from Turkish authors Izzet Aydemir and Badri Chabichou investigating huge this concrete historical and archival material the basic stages of the resettlement of North Caucasians to Turkey are found. The influence of migration movement in Dagestan is not only directly reflected on the demographic and territorial position of the North Caucasian ethnic groups, but also on the ethnic composition of the population of a number of Turkish provinces in which settled migrants from Dagestan and the North Caucasus. Peculiarities of migration of representatives of the peoples of Dagestan that distinguished it from the resettlement movement among other peoples of the North Caucasus are revealed.

the muhajirun, the ethnic migration of Dagestans to the Ottoman Empire, forced migrations, migration movement, seasonal migration, Dagestan region, the mountaineers of the Caucasus, the Caucasian war, the North Caucasian ethnic groups, demographic situation, agricultural policy