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Dagestan uprising, 1920-1921

A Naqshbandi-led uprising against Soviet rule that briefly controlled much of mountainous Dagestan before being suppressed.

What happened

The Dagestan uprising, led by the Naqshbandi Sufi brotherhood against Soviet rule, began in September 1920 and, after early rebel successes, was declared suppressed by Soviet authorities on 15 March 1921, though fighting continued in isolated areas until around May 1921; the Red Army reported approximately 5,000 casualties in defeating the uprising, and rebel leader Said Shamil fled to Turkey.[1]

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    Claim: The Dagestan uprising, led by the Naqshbandi Sufi brotherhood against Soviet rule, began in September 1920 and, after early rebel successes, was declared suppressed by Soviet authorities on 15 March 1921, though fighting continued in isolated areas until around May 1921; the Red Army reported approximately 5,000 casualties in defeating the uprising, and rebel leader Said Shamil fled to Turkey.

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