SCHAMYL (1797 - 1871
According to "Nordisk Familjebok, encyclopedia och konversationslexikon", Stockholm 1932 :"SCHAMYL (Schamil = Samuel), Circassian chief and Islamic religious leader, imam and murid (1797 - 1871).
Took part in the Caucasian Uprising against the Russians in 1824 and was wounded but was the only survivor when the Russians stormed Himri in 1831.
In 1834 Schamyl became the leader of the Sufi sect and got all the mountain peoples in Dagestan to fight together against the Russians, though despite his successes, in the end he was overtaken by their strength. When Bariatinskij stormed the fortress Ghunib in 1859, Schamyl was taken a prisoner and lived in exile in Kaluga till 1868. He went to Mecca in 1870 and died in Medina. "
Haven't heard about Circassians before?
You could try the Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassians
Adyghe is a more clearly defined group among the Circassians
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