Battle of Ghunib

The Siege and Storming of Ghunib was a decisive encounter at the mountain stronghold of Ghunib, conducted by Russian forces in August 1859. After 25 years of leading fierce resistance against Russian expansion, Imam Shamil, the leader of the Caucasian Imamate, was captured and forced to surrender, marking the effective end of the Murid War.

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1859  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military operation, siege, Russian Empire, 

• Great Russian Encyclopedia page^@
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Location: 42.3881, 46.9622, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1859-08-09T00:00:00Z

1859-08-25T00:00:00Z

1859 Battle of Ghunib

1830-02-01T00:00:00Z

1830-02-01T00:00:00Z

1830 Battle of Khunzakh

1848-05-01T00:00:00Z

1848-07-16T00:00:00Z

1848 Siege of Gergebil

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Aivazovsky-Clash soldiers with murids on Gunib

Zankovsky-Shamil saklia

Развалины Гуниба

Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky. Assault of Gunib

Aleksandrovsky-Russian camp at Gunib

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1830	Battle of Khunzakh	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1848	Siege of Gergebil	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1859	Battle of Ghunib	siege, military operation	Wikidata
link	page		Great Russian Encyclopedia page@		Wikidata
link	page		Great Russian Encyclopedia page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Gunib Fortress	architectural landmark, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Khunzakh Fortress	architectural landmark, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Aivazovsky-Clash soldiers with murids on Gunib		Commons
commons	image		Zankovsky-Shamil saklia		Commons
commons	image		Развалины Гуниба		Commons
commons	image		Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky. Assault of Gunib		Commons
commons	image		Aleksandrovsky-Russian camp at Gunib		Commons