Shamil

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

North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)

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Shamil was a male Avars warrior, imam, qadi, and resistance fighter who lived from 1797-06-26 to 1871-02-04. He was a citizen of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire and held allegiance to the Caucasian Imamate and the Russian Empire. His military rank was generalissimo. He participated in the Caucasian War and the Crimean War.

Born in Gimry, Shamil died in Medina and is buried in Al-Baqi'. He practiced Sunni Islam and spoke Avar, Arabic, and Kumyk. His name in his native language is Шамил. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Russian Biographical Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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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
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/c/chamil.htm
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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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