Draft:Battle of Malka (1641)

Battle of Malka (1641)
	Part of Circassian expansion
Date	July 12, 1641
Location	Malka River, Kabarda, North Caucasus
Result	Victory of Kaziev’s Kabarda Temryuk Idarov dynasty is ending;
Belligerents
Kabarda; Tsardom of Russia; Dagestan; Nogais	Kaziev’s Kabarda
Commanders and leaders
Kelemet Kudenetov †; Aidamir Shamkhal †; Eldar Ibakov †; Artemy Shishmarev †; Nartshao Elbuzlukov (WIA)	Aleguko Shogenukov; Hatokshoko Kaziev
Strength
Approximately 5200, including 300 Russian musketeers	Approximately 2200
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Minimal

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Instructions · What links here · Battle of Malka (1641) (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 7 days ago by 109.168.198.27 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 0 seconds ago

The Battle of Malka was a major military confrontation on July 12, 1641, along the Malka River in Kabarda. This battle was part of a prolonged series of feudal conflicts among the Kabardian nobility, involving key figures from the prominent Kabardian clans.

^ КРО 1957a:204
^ Дзамихов, 2007:206-210

[1] КРО 1957a:204

[2] Дзамихов, 2007:206-210

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