Caucasian Imamate
1828–1859 state in the North Caucasus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Caucasus Emirate.
The Caucasian Imamate, also known as the North Caucasus Imamate (Arabic: إمامة شمال القوقاز, romanized: Imāmat Shamal al Qawqāz), was a state established by the imams in Dagestan and Chechnya during the early-to-mid 19th century in the North Caucasus, to fight against the Russian Empire during the Caucasian War, where Russia sought to conquer the Caucasus in order to secure communications with its new territories south of the mountains.
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Quick Facts North Caucasian Imamateإمامة شمال القوقاز, Status ...
North Caucasian Imamate إمامة شمال القوقاز | |||||||
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1828–1859 | |||||||
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Status | Imamate | ||||||
Common languages | Northeast Caucasian languages[2] Northwest Caucasian languages Arabic[1] Kumyk language[1] | ||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||
Demonym(s) | North Caucasian | ||||||
Government | Dīvān | ||||||
Imam | |||||||
• 1828–1832 | Ghazi Muhammad | ||||||
• 1832–1834 | Hamzat Bek | ||||||
• 1834–1859 | Imam Shamil | ||||||
• March – April 1918 | Najmuddin Hotso | ||||||
Historical era | Caucasian War | ||||||
• The Gazawat begins, the Imamate is established to combat the Russians | 1828 | ||||||
• Overthrown by the Russian Empire | 1859 | ||||||
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Today part of | Russia | ||||||
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