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Shamyl

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A great Caucasian chief, head of the Lesghians, who combined the functions of priest and warrior; consolidated the Caucasian tribes in their resistance to the Russians, and carried on a successful struggle in his mountain fastnesses for thirty years, till his forces were worn out and himself made captive in 1859; d . 1871.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shamyl'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/shamyl.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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