Caucasian Wars

The Russian Conquest of the Caucasian Mountains was a slow process due to the militant Islamic tribes that inhabited the Caucasian Mountains. Their were several wars against the militant tribes, the most notable leader of the tribes that resisted the Russians was a chief named Imam Shamli. One source even described that he whipped his own mother for suggesting surrender to the Russians. Shamli had outstanding success in the early phases of his campaigns, Wikipedia described his success as "capturing every single Russian post except one in Avia". He was eventually captured and exiled by the Russians. The Russians then deported hundreds of thousands of the Indigenous Caucasian tribesmen, causing thousands of their deaths.