Achugba, Temur A. “On the ‘Uprising’ and Deportation of the Abkhaz in 1877.” In Apsuattsara (Abkhaz Studies): Archaeology. History. Ethnology. Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia, D. I. Gulia Abkhazian Institute for Humanitarian Research. Sukhum: AbIGI, 2016, pp. 86–92.

In 1877, Abkhazia witnessed the final and most extensive stage of the mass expulsion of the Abkhaz to the Ottoman Empire. As a result, to the regions of historical Abkhazia previously emptied of their indigenous population, Sadz and Pskhu in 1864, Dal and Tsabal in 1867, were now added Guma, with the town of Sukhum, all coastal settlements, and the majority of the foothill villages. The ancient land of the Abkhaz was effectively laid waste.

This study by Giorgi Z. Anchabadze examines the Abkhazian uprising of 1877 within the broader geopolitical framework of the Russo-Turkish War. Drawing upon Russian military records, contemporary press accounts, and documentary sources, the article analyses the intersection of imperial strategy, Ottoman intervention, and local resistance in Abkhazia.

Particular attention is given to the military course of operations in the Sukhum Military District, the role of muhajir detachments, the shifting loyalties of regional militias, and the humanitarian consequences of the conflict. The study further evaluates the aftermath of the uprising, including mass deportations, the designation of the Abkhaz as a “guilty population”, and the imposition of restrictive administrative measures that reshaped the demographic and political landscape of Abkhazia.

Written in a measured scholarly register, this article contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the Caucasian dimension of the war and its lasting impact on Abkhaz society.

Translated by AbkhazWorld

This article examines the political structure and power dynamics of the Abkhaz Principality during the 1810s, analysing the limitations of Safarbey’s authority, internal elite divisions, and the competing pressures exerted by the Russian Empire and the Ottoman state in the aftermath of Abkhazia’s incorporation into Russia. Translated by AbkhazWorld.

Aamtaq’a / Vremena: Historical and Cultural Almanac
Research Centre Abkhazian Encyclopaedia; Abkhazian Historical Society
Editor-in-Chief: A. F. Avidzba
No. 3–4 (2024), pp. 78–82
Sukhum: House of Print

This article examines the struggle for power in Abkhazia between 1808 and 1810 following the death of Prince Keleshbey Chachba, analysing dynastic rivalry, foreign intervention, and the geopolitical context through archival and historiographical sources.
Translated by AbkhazWorld.

Aamtaq’a / Vremena: Historical and Cultural Almanac.
Research Centre Abkhazian Encyclopaedia; Abkhazian Historical Society.
Editor-in-Chief: A. F. Avidzba.
No. 3–4 (2024), pp. 73–77.
Sukhum: House of Print.

Bgazhba, O. Kh., “From Chiefdom to Kingdom,” Vremena / Aamtaq’a (Historical and Cultural Almanac), no. 1–2, Scientific Research Centre “Abkhaz Encyclopaedia”; Abkhaz Historical Society, Sukhum: Dom pechati, 2024, pp. 31–35.