Imam Shamil

Avar imam who united the Muslim mountain peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya in a decades-long resistance (1834-1859) to the Russian conquest of the North Caucasus.

• Lived: 1797 CE – 1871 CE
• Nationality: Avar (Dagestani)
• Roles: Imam, Resistance leader

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