28 October 2019, 13:47
Historians interested in information from new book about Imam Shamil's son
A book by historian Khadjimurad Donogo published in Makhachkala contains the documents about the life of an eldest son of Imam Shamil, never published earlier. Serious studies on the topic of the Caucasian war are in demand in modern society, historians note.
The book "Amanat of the Caucasian War" is devoted to Djamaluddin, a son of Imam Shamil (1829-1858), who in 1839-1855 was kept in Russia as a hostage (amanat), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Khadjimurad Donogo, an author of the book.
According to him, the story of the eldest son of Imam Shamil is of interest for many historians, but no complete biography of Djamaluddin has been published till present.
In 1859, Imam Shamil, the leader of mountaineers of Dagestan and Chechnya in their struggle for independence, was besieged in Gunib and surrendered. After the capture of Imam Shamil, the war in North-Eastern Caucasus ended.
Over the past quarter century, no large-scale studies on the Caucasian War have been published, notes Caucasian researcher Vadim Mukhanov. Meanwhile, according to him, the topic of the Caucasian war remains relevant in the Caucasus, and it "sometimes provokes an acute reaction in the republics."
The book written by Khadjimurad Donogo is of interest, since the phenomenon of amanat concept was widely practiced in the Russian Empire, explains historian Makhach Musaev. He suggests that the book will be successful in Dagestan.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 28, 2019 at 10:38 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Semyon Charny Source: CK correspondent
