History
The great Russian philology scholar of the 19th century Uslar P. K. identified ethnic name "Lak" with the name of tribe "Legi", who lived approximately in the mountains of present-day Dagestan, as mentioned by Strabon.
The first polity on the Lak territory was the principality of Gumuk. The early history of the Lak people is unclear; they have lived in Dagestan since at least the Bronze Age. Although Christianity had been introduced by Armenians and Georgians starting in the sixth century, in 777, according to legend, the Laks were conquered by the Arabs under the leadership of Abu-Muslim.
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