Murid War against Russia
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The Murid War against Russia was a 19th-century resistance movement in the Caucasus, led by Imam Shamil, in which Muslim mountaineers fought to defend their independence against expanding Russian imperial rule.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caucasian War
ⓘ
resistance movement ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Murid movement in the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murid resistance against Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| commander |
Ghazi Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamzat Bek NERFINISHED ⓘ Imam Shamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
religiously inspired resistance ⓘ |
| endCause | surrender of Imam Shamil at Gunib in 1859 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1859 ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of independence of Caucasian mountaineers
ⓘ
establishment of an Islamic state in the Eastern Caucasus ⓘ |
| hasCause |
expansion of the Russian Empire into the Caucasus
ⓘ
religious mobilization under Sufi leadership ⓘ resistance to Russian administrative and military control ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chechen mountaineers
ⓘ
Dagestani mountaineers ⓘ Naqshbandi Sufi murids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Muridism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chechnya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Imamate of the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Imamate of the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeaderSide1 |
Ghazi Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamzat Bek NERFINISHED ⓘ Imam Shamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeaderSide2 |
Alexei Yermolov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Vorontsov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian imperial rule ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Russian Imperial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian conquest of the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Russian victory
ⓘ
annexation of Eastern Caucasus by the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Imam Shamil
ⓘ
siege of Akhulgo NERFINISHED ⓘ siege of Gunib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1829 ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
fortified mountain villages
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hit-and-run raids ⓘ mountain guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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