Astemir | |
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| Native name | Аьстамар |
| Allegiance | Caucasian Imamate |
| Rank | Naib |
| Conflicts | Caucasian War
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Astemir (Chechen/Ingush: Аьстамар, romanized: Ästamar;fl. 1822–1825) was anOrstkhoy outlaw (abrek) and governor (naib) inCaucasian Imamate. Astemir was the companion and brother-in-law ofBeibulat Taimiev. In 1825, even participating in uprising of Chechnya. He was a prominent figure, leading the units of outlaws in raids on theImperial RussianCaucasian Line.
Astemir was ofOrstkhoy ethnic background.[1][2][3][note 2] Astemir was married to the sister ofBeibulat Taimiev, therefore he was his brother-in-law.[5] The family lived in a slum in a dense forest, at the foot of theBlack Mountains, eight versts away from the small village of Uzeni-Yurt, located on the banks ofArgun River.[1] He used Uzeni-Yurt as his meeting place to gather outlaws for his raids.[2]
In 1822, Astemir with his detachment failed tried to robGrozny fortress and steal the livestock – he rushed instead to the Stary-Yurt and evicted 191 families out, together with all their livestock and property.Aleksey Yermolov was outraged by the accident and commandedNikolai Grekov [ru] to burn down all the empty houses of Stary-Yurt. He also blamed the commendant of redoubt of Stary-Yurt for his inaction; Nikolai Grekov and Artamon Chernov were also blamed.[6]
After the successful victory of Beibulat Taimiev atKhankala Gorge in 1825 against Russian forces under leadership of Sorchan, he planned to take eventual control of Grozny fortress. Thus, Astemir with a hundred desperate men made an expedition toNadterechny villages, while Beibulat made one to Nazran. This operation utterly failed as Nadterechny Chechens didn't uprise and Astemir retreated beyondSunzha River with a small amount of livestock stolen.[7]
On Summer of 1827, Astemir helped Beibulat Taimiev gather a partisan detachment of 700 men. The detachment later in 21 August of the same year destroyed aCossack outpost onTerek River and in 17 September tried to take control of Grozny but were defeated.[3]
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