Murid War
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The Murid War was a 19th-century Islamic resistance movement in the Caucasus, led by Imam Shamil, against Russian imperial expansion.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic resistance movement
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Murīd movement in the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imamate of the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Russian imperial expansion into the Caucasus
ⓘ
local resistance to Russian rule ⓘ |
| combatantReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Imam Shamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | resistance to imperial expansion ⓘ |
| endDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| endedBy | surrender of Imam Shamil at Gunib ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Game era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian southward expansion ⓘ |
| ideology | Muridism ⓘ |
| insurgentCapital |
Akhulgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedeno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insurgentPoliticalStructure | Imamate ⓘ |
| languageOfInsurgents |
Avar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chechen ⓘ |
| leader | Imam Shamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
important episode in Russian–Caucasian relations
ⓘ
symbol of North Caucasian resistance ⓘ |
| location |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Chechnya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentPolicy | Russification of the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caucasian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
resistance led by Imam Gamzat-bek
ⓘ
resistance led by Imam Ghazi Muhammad ⓘ |
| primaryTactic |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Caucasian Imamate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Naqshbandiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | Islamic ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Naqshbandi Sufi order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Russian victory
ⓘ
defeat of Imam Shamil ⓘ incorporation of North Caucasus into Russian Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
siege of Akhulgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
siege of Gunib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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