The attitude of the rulers of Zasulak to the liberation movement of the North Caucasian peoples under the leadership of Sheikh Mansur (1785-1791) based on materials from the kizlyar commandant's office
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-53-64
EDN: AZGXAV
Abstract
The article, based on documents from the 379th Fund of the Central State Archives of the Republic of Dagestan and special historical literature, examines Sheikh Mansur's movement and the attitude of the rulers of Zasulak Kumykia towards it. According to the authors, Sheikh Mansur was the first to formulate and develop the idea of an imam as the legitimate leader of all Muslims in the Caucasus region. It is emphasized that the attitude of the Zasulak princes towards Sheikh Mansur's movement was not straightforward. Some of the Kumyk feudal lords supported the Imam, but most of them remained loyal to the Russian crown and did not join the movement. According to documents in the F. 379 collection, the rulers of the Zasulak region provided information about Sheikh Mansur's movement, its participants, plans, and more to the official representatives of the Russian administration in the Caucasus, such as the commandants of Kizlyar.
It is concluded that 1786 was a turning point in the fate of the political and legal entities of Zasulak Kumykia, marking the irrevocable establishment of their rulers' dependence on the Russian Empire.
About the Authors
Yusup M. Guseinov
Institute of History, Archaeology, and Ethnography of the Dagestan Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Ethnography
Magomed-Pasha B. Abdusalamov
Bashlarov Scientific and Clinical Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Humanities
Yusup M. Idrisov
Historical Park «Russia – My History»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Lecturer and Tour Guide
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Guseinov Yu.M., Abdusalamov M.B., Idrisov Yu.M. The attitude of the rulers of Zasulak to the liberation movement of the North Caucasian peoples under the leadership of Sheikh Mansur (1785-1791) based on materials from the kizlyar commandant's office. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(3):53-64. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-53-64. EDN: AZGXAV
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