ABSTRACT

First published in 2003. Much has been written about the Muslim Murid movement and its leader Shamil, who resisted the Tsarist Russian expansion into Chechan and Daghestan for more than quarter of a century. This study, based on research in multilingual archives, offers a fresh insight into this controversial subject.

part 1|18 pages

The Setting

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

The Theatre

chapter Chapter 2|5 pages

The People

chapter Chapter3|4 pages

The Russians

part 2|20 pages

The Background

chapter Chapter 4|10 pages

Ermolov

chapter Chapter 5|8 pages

The Naqshbandiyya-Khālidiyya

part 3|19 pages

The First Two ImāMs

chapter Chapter 6|11 pages

The First Imām

chapter Chapter 7|6 pages

The Second Imām

part 4|43 pages

Beginnings

chapter Chapter 8|12 pages

The Third Imām

chapter Chapter 9|15 pages

Ṭiliq

chapter Chapter 10|14 pages

Akhulgoḥ

part 5|26 pages

‘The Rise of the Phoenix'

chapter Chapter 11|9 pages

Chechnia

chapter Chapter 12|8 pages

Daghestan

chapter Chapter 13|7 pages

Ghazl-Ghumuq and Ichkerl

part 6|35 pages

To the Peak

chapter Chapter 14|10 pages

Avāristān

chapter Chapter 15|13 pages

Darghiyya

chapter Chapter 16|10 pages

Ghabarṭa

part 7|49 pages

‘The System of the Axe'

chapter Chapter 17|8 pages

Lesser Chechnia

chapter Chapter 18|12 pages

Central Daghestan

chapter Chapter 19|15 pages

The South

chapter Chapter 20|12 pages

Greater Chechnia

part 8|41 pages

‘The State of God'

chapter Chapter 21|11 pages

Shamil's State

chapter Chapter 22|12 pages

The Ruler and the Ruled

chapter Chapter 23|9 pages

The imām and His Neighbours

chapter Chapter 24|7 pages

Shamil and the Powers

part 9|26 pages

The End

chapter Chapter 25|10 pages

The Crimean War

chapter Chapter 26|15 pages

Ghunīb

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion