Sheikh Mansur
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Key facts
- Born
- Ushurma/Uchermak , c. 1760, Aldi [ ru ] , Chechnya
- Died
- 13 April 1794 ( 1794-04-14 ) , Shlisselburg , Russian Empire
- Allegiance
- Chechnya , Circassia
- Service years
- About 6 years
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Chechnya
- Place of death
- Shlisselburg
- Occupation
- imam
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Naqshbandi
- Military rank
- military leader
- Image
- Sheikh Mansur.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Giambattista Boetti
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- date of birth
- 1760-01-01
- Commons category
- Sheikh Mansur
- date of death
- 1794-04-13
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- Мансур
- place of burial
- Leningrad Oblast
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Encyclopedic overview
Sheikh Mansur (born Ushurma or Uchermak, c. 1760 – 13 April 1794) was a Chechen military commander and Islamic leader who led a resistance movement against Russian expansion into the Caucasus from 1785 until his capture in 1791. Sheikh Mansur is considered the first leader of the resistance in the North Caucasus against Russian imperialism. He remains a hero of the Chechen and North Caucasian peoples in general, and their struggle for independence.
Biography
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