Imam Shamil
Imam Shamil (possibly someone dressed up to represent him as he died in 1871) - Political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucasus. He was the leader of the anti-Russian resistance in the Caucasan War and was the third Imam of Dagestan and Chechnya (1834-1859)
Picture No
10578964
Media ID
45660000
Size
3340px x 5192px
(16.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1900
