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By the early 19th century, Russian Czars started to make a concerted effort to bring the isolate yet important region of the Caucasus under their control. They'd soon encounter various mountainous peoples of the region who were always difficult foe to subdue. A resistance movement soon developed, united under the banner of Islam, calling themselves Murids. Under a series of leaders, most famously Imam Shamil, the Murids would make Dagestan and Chechnya a graveyard for tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, as they stubbornly clung on to the hope remaining independent against an aggressive foreign outside power. In a classic tale of David vs Goliath, for over 30 years the Murids would outmaneuver the juggernaut Russian army numerous times before finally succumbing to the sad fate of defeat.

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0:00 Intro
1:49 Caucasus Context
7:19 The Caucasian Imamate is Announced
18:52 The Imamate's Fight for Survival
22:01 Shamil Enters the Fight
33:37 The Imamate's Golden Days
52:42 Downfall of Shamil & the Imamate