Hadji-Yusuf Safarov (Safaroglu) - one of the most famous naibs of Shamil .
| Safarov, Yusuf Haji | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Yusuf Haji | |
| Place of Birth | Bukhian-Yurt , Chechnya |
| Place of death | |
| Affiliation | North Caucasian Imamat |
| Rank | Naib of Imam Shamil |
| Battles / wars | The Caucasian War of 1817-1864 |
Biography
Born in Chechnya , in the village of Bukhian-Yurt ( Chech. Bukhkan-yurt ) [1] . Pupil of the Constantinople Military School. Colonel of the Egyptian army Muhammad Ali. During the service there he completely mastered the construction of fortresses, the holding of mines and trenches, the laying of land mines. Since 1840, Advisor to Shamil, the initiator of state, legal, religious, military reforms (Nizam), the builder of the military engineering structures of Imamat. Yusuf-Haji built a series of fortresses for the army of Imam Shamil - possibly Gunas, Ullu, Chalda, Harakan, as well as the Shali trench in Chechnya. Safarov was probably the only person in this state who was familiar with the concept of a geographical map. Through Yusuf, ties were maintained with Egypt and Turkey. Safarov himself claimed that "without ... my knowledge and advice ... Shamil would never have achieved the successes that began only after my appearance in Dagestan." The imam (in A. Runovsky’s retelling) agreed that, guided by the ideas of Haji-Yusuf, “he made many innovations (to the lower classes), and among other things, established the title of Mudir, some likeness of our governor-generals.” In the fall of 1843, the naib of the eastern part of Little Chechnya. In 1854, deprived of all ranks and property, and exiled to the high-mountain village of Tinda in Dagestan on charges of having relations with the Turkish Pasha and condemning Shamil’s actions.
In 1856 he fled (with his family and relatives) to the Russians in the fortress of Grozny, where he left on July 18. Contrary to legend, Yusuf did not die on the first night of his arrival, and even in 1856. Safarov was sent to Tiflis, where he compiled his famous map of the possessions of Shamil, attaching to it information on the number of naibes militias for 1856. He died after 1859, having survived the fall of the imamate. He is considered the author of Arabic-language written works on jurisprudence and theology. Works on theology have not yet been found.
See also
- Great Caucasian war