Английская Википедия:Filan (Caucasus)
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Filan (Шаблон:Lang-ar) was a people and principality in the early medieval Caucasus. They are known only from Arabic-language sources. According to the 9th-century historian al-Baladhuri, their ruler, the Filan-Shah, had been appointed as an autonomous prince by the Sasanian emperor Khosrow I (Шаблон:Reign).Шаблон:Sfn The tribe likely lived in what is now southern Dagestan, but its ethnic identity is uncertain; they may have been of Avar origin.Шаблон:Sfn According to the 10th-century geographer al-Mas'udi, the Filan eventually became part of the neighbouring principality of Sarir.Шаблон:Sfn
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