Shamil

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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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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