Nazran uprising

The Nazran uprising (Russian: Назрановское восстание, romanized: Nazranovskoe vosstanie) of the Ingush people against Russian authorities took place in 1858.

In 1858, Russian administration began forcibly enlarging small settlements into larger ones and banning Ingush highlanders from carrying knives. On 23 May, an attempt by the Bailiff of the Nazranian and Karabulak peoples to obtain necessary information about the number of residents in Nazranian Society, which brought unrest among the Ingush, became the final impetus for the uprising. Fearing an uprising, the bailiff requested military reinforcements at Nazran. On 24 May, Colonel Pavel Zotov arrived with Russian troops from Vladikavkaz Fortress. About 5,000 rebels unsuccessfully attempted to storm the Nazran Fortress once they had learned about the capture of deputies they had sent to Zotov. Russian troops repulsed the attackers with artillery and rifle fire. The leaders of the uprising, except Dzhogast Bekhoev, who escaped, were executed.

The Ingush sought the support of Imam Shamil, who decided to use this movement to combat the Russian offensive on Dagestan. In June 1858, he invaded Chechnya and soon arrived in Ingushetia. where the rebels welcomed him. The invasion failed due to division among the Nazranians and weak support for Shamil, who had insufficient supplies and the Nazranians did not provide him with any. Shamil retreated to Caucasian Imamate. In August, Shamil and a force of 4,000 again tried to break through to the Area of Nazran but in the Sunzha Valley, Russian forces led by Colonel Mishchenko immediately attacked Shamil's forces, which were completely destroyed, forcing Shamil retreat with a large number of casualties.