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Shamil

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Also known as Schamyl, Shamyl, Sheykh Shamil, Chamil, Imam Shamil

North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)

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Shamil (1797–1871) was a male Avar warrior, imam, qadi, and resistance fighter. Born in Gimry, he held citizenship in both the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. His religious affiliation was Sunni Islam. Shamil served as a generalissimo and fought in the Caucasian War and the Crimean War, aligning his allegiance with the Caucasian Imamate and the Russian Empire. He spoke Avar, Arabic, and Kumyk.

He died in Medina and was buried at Al-Baqi'. Shamil is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Russian Biographical Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1797
Active to
1871

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3,061
Total plays
13,303

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Biografia de Samuel Chamil o Shamil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ottoman Empire
Place of birth
Gimry
Place of death
Medina
Occupation
qadi
Languages spoken
Kumyk
Religion
Sunni Islam
Conflict
Crimean War
Military rank
generalissimo
Image
Shamil by Denier.jpg
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Commons category
Imam Shamil
date of birth
1797-01-01
date of death
1871-01-01
Commons gallery
Imam Shamil
place of burial
Al-Baqi'
name in native language
Шамил
allegiance
Russian Empire
ethnic group
Avars
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Encyclopedic overview

Imam Shamil (26 June 1797 – 4 February 1871) was the third Imam of the Caucasian Imamate (1840–1859), and a Muslim sheikh of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. Nicknamed the "Caucasian Eagle", he was the political, military, and spiritual leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s; his rule was recognized in Dagestan and Chechnya, and indirectly through his representative Muhammad Amin, in Circassia. He is considered a hero by peoples of the Northern Caucasus.

Family and early life

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