Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky | |
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 Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky (1863); portrait by Konstantin Makovsky | |
| Born | August 23, 1809 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 30, 1881 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1827–1861 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Battles / wars | Caucasian War Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) November Uprising Crimean War |
| Awards | Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir |
Count Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky (also spelled as Nikolai Nikolaevich Muraviev-Amurskiy; Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Муравьёв-Аму́рский; August 23 [O.S. August 11] 1809 – November 30 [O.S. November 18] 1881) was a Russian general, statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.[1]
- ^ E.g., in Paine, S. C. M. (1996), Imperial rivals: China, Russia, and their disputed frontier, M.E. Sharpe, ISBN 1-56324-724-0