Assassination of Chechen resistance leader Beibulat Taimiev, prepared by the imperial command (1831)
After his escape from surveillance in the fall of 1830, the leader of the Chechen resistance Beibulat Taimiev — bound by his oath to Paskevich, by fractures of both legs, and by illness — took no part in hostilities, but his name alone inspired the insurgents. The historian D. A. Khozhaev wrote: "The tsarist command several times intended to do away with Beibulat, but feared to repress him openly, since this could provoke an undesirable resonance throughout Chechnya. And yet the continued presence of a man like Beibulat in insurgent Chechnya was becoming dangerous for the tsarist command. Preparations began for the murder of Beibulat, which was soon carried out"[1]. On July 14, 1831, not far from the fortification of Tashkichu, Beibulat was killed from ambush by Prince Sali, who was in imperial service. D. A. Khozhaev recorded the official version — the murder was presented as a blood feud — and its exposure: "Prince Sali, who was in tsarist service, was not punished, whereas the other cases of blood vengeance were cruelly prosecuted by the tsarist command. Paskevich wrote of the slain Beibulat that he had been a traitor to the end, and that therefore the killer should not be punished"[1].
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| G0009 | Russian Empire |
On July 14, 1831, near the Tashkichu fortification, Beibulat Taimiev, leader of the Chechen resistance and head of the uprising of 1825–1826, was killed from ambush — eliminated after open repression had been deemed too dangerous by the command. The historian D. A. Khozhaev wrote: "The tsarist command intended several times to do away with Beibulat, but feared to repress him openly... Preparations for the murder of Beibulat began, and it was soon carried out"[1]. The killer — Prince Sali, who was in imperial service — went unpunished, although other cases of blood vengeance were harshly prosecuted; commander-in-chief Paskevich wrote back that Beibulat "was a traitor to the end, and therefore the killer should not be punished"[1]. |
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| T0021 | Neutralization of the Opposition |
On July 14, 1831, near the Tashkichu fortification, Beibulat Taimiev, leader of the Chechen resistance and head of the uprising of 1825–1826, was killed from ambush — eliminated after open repression had been deemed too dangerous by the command. The historian D. A. Khozhaev wrote: "The tsarist command intended several times to do away with Beibulat, but feared to repress him openly... Preparations for the murder of Beibulat began, and it was soon carried out"[1]. The killer — Prince Sali, who was in imperial service — went unpunished, although other cases of blood vengeance were harshly prosecuted; commander-in-chief Paskevich wrote back that Beibulat "was a traitor to the end, and therefore the killer should not be punished"[1]. |
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| S0010 | Regular Army |
On July 14, 1831, near the Tashkichu fortification, Beibulat Taimiev, leader of the Chechen resistance and head of the uprising of 1825–1826, was killed from ambush — eliminated after open repression had been deemed too dangerous by the command. The historian D. A. Khozhaev wrote: "The tsarist command intended several times to do away with Beibulat, but feared to repress him openly... Preparations for the murder of Beibulat began, and it was soon carried out"[1]. The killer — Prince Sali, who was in imperial service — went unpunished, although other cases of blood vengeance were harshly prosecuted; commander-in-chief Paskevich wrote back that Beibulat "was a traitor to the end, and therefore the killer should not be punished"[1]. |