Islam in the order of service of Muslim military personnel in the charters, laws and decrees of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-4.83-90

Keywords:

Islam, Military Charter, Caspian campaign, Caucasian war, Imam Shamil, Muridism

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the issues of practicing Islam by Muslim military personnel in the first half of the 19th century.

Based on legislative sources in a broad historical context, state measures to streamline the system of integrating Muslims into the military and civil services of the Russian Empire while maintaining the possibility of their traditional confession of their faith, which was also aimed at solving new military and foreign policy tasks of the state are considered.

For citation: Gorin A.A. Islam in the order of service of Muslim military personnel in the charters, laws and decrees of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2024, vol.14, no.4, pp.83–90. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-4.83-90 (In Russian)

Author Biography

Anton Anatolyevich Gorin, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University

Cand. Sci. (history), Associate Professor of the Department of Religious Studies of the Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University (Kazan, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0009-0009-3161-1887; e-mail: anton-gorin-2009@mail.ru

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Published

2024-12-19

How to Cite

Gorin, A. A. (2024). Islam in the order of service of Muslim military personnel in the charters, laws and decrees of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region, 14(4), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-4.83-90

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