Umma Khan IV (Avar: Гӏумахан, 1725—1735) was an Avar nutsal (ruler), who ruled from 1725 to 1735.
| Umma Khan IV | |
|---|---|
 Nutsal of Avars | |
| Reign | 1722 — 1735 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad Nutsal III |
| Successor | Khankalav |
| Born | 17th-century Khunzakh |
| Died | 1735/1736 |
| Issue | Muhammad-nutsal IV, Muhammad Mirza, Umma Khan |
| Father | Elder Bulach |
| Religion | Islam |
Origin edit
Based on written sources, it is assumed that Umma Khan was the son of Bulach, the son of Dugri Nutsal II.[1] According to another version, Ummakhan IV was the son of this Ummakhan III, whose nickname was "The Elder Bulach".[2]
Biography edit
He came to power in 1722 after the death of the past Muhammad Nutsal III.[1] As the ruler of Avar lands, he is mentioned in 1727 and 1728.[3] In a letter addressed to a certain Kulizan, written no earlier than 1730, he called himself the Sultan of the Khundzia.[4] In 1142 AH (1729/1730) “in the village of Kakh, Umma-khan-nusal killed two of his brothers – Khankalav and Muhammad”.[5]
In 1734, when Gazikumukh Khanate was captured by Nader Shah and its ruler Surkhaykhan fled with his family to Khunzakh to Umma Khan, in the spring of 1735 he left Avar lands,[6] but again In December after another defeat he again fled to Avaria.[6]
Shamkhal of Tarki named Adil-Gerey, on the contrary, swore allegiance to shah. In response to in 1148 AH (1735/1736),[5] Umma Khan decided to punish him for departing from the policy of the mountain rulers and attacked his village Paraul.[7] As a result of this campaign the village was burned, but at a great cost – in the Paraul battle Umma Khan died.[8] his detachment was defeated by the Kumyks and fled to the mountains.[9]
After his death, he was succeeded by his young sons Muhammad-nutsal and Muhammad Mirza.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Aitberov, Timur (1986). Materials on the chronology and genealogy of the rulers of the Avaria. Makhachkala: Study of medieval Dagestan. pp. 153–154.
- ^ "History of the Khundzia Khans". khunzakh.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ Gerber, Johann (1958). Description of countries and peoples along the western coast of the Caspian Sea, 1728 – History, geography and ethnography of Dagestan in the 18th–19th centuries. Eastern literature. p. 113.
- ^ ф. 15, № 1545. Ufimsky Federal Research Center of the Russian Aademy of Sciences.
- ^ a b Aitberov, Timur (1986). Materials on the chronology and genealogy of the rulers of the Avaria. Makhachkala: Study of medieval Dagestan. pp. 188–190.
- ^ a b Rasul, Magomedov (2002). History of Dagestan. Makhachkala: Research Institute of Pedagogy. pp. 234–235.
- ^ Ilyasov, Khusai (1997). Gazikumukh khans. Makhachkala: Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. p. 185.
- ^ Neverovsky, Alexander (1848). A brief look at the Northern and Middle Dagestan before the destruction of the influence of the Lezgins in the Transcaucasus. St. Petersburg.
- ^ Bakikhanov, Abbasgulu (1926). Golestan-e Eram. Baku. p. 99.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Genichutlinsky, Haydarbek (1992). History of the Khans of Khundzia. Makhachkala: Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. p. 39. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12.
Sources edit
- Neverovsky, Alexander (1848). A brief look at the Northern and Middle Dagestan before the destruction of the influence of the Lezgins in the Transcaucasus. St. Petersburg.
- Aitberov, Timur (1986). Materials on the chronology and genealogy of the rulers of the Avaria. Makhachkala: Study of medieval Dagestan. pp. 153–154, 188–190.
- Rasul, Magomedov (2002). History of Dagestan. Makhachkala: Research Institute of Pedagogy. pp. 234–235.
External links edit
- Genichutlinsky, Haydarbek – History of the Khans of Khundzia.