Empress Catherine the Great withdrew her forces from Georgia to the Terek River line. In 1786, Russian forces abandoned the new fort of Vladikavkaz, and would not occupy it again until 1803. From 1787 to 1791, during the Russian-Turkish War, Sheikh Mansur moved to the northwestern Caucasus region of Circassia, strengthening Islamic practice there. He led the Circassians and Nogais in assaults against Russian forces. In June 1791, Sheikh Mansur was captured at the Ottoman fortress of Anapa on the Black Sea when it came under siege. He was brought to Saint Petersburg and imprisoned for life. In April 1794, he died at the Shlisselburg Fortress. Appearance Description by Russian historian Prozitelev: Description by the 3rd Imam of the Caucasian Imamate Imam Shamil: Legacy The Chechens and Circassians still honor him as a national leader. Sheikh Mansur was the subject of two Romantic novels in the mid-19th century, one in Russian by V. I. Savinov and one in English by E. Spencer. Akhmat Kadyrov Square was formerly named after Sheikh Mansur until 1996. Many songs have been dedicated to Sheikh Mansur, e.g. by artists such as Timur Mutsurayev, Turpal Djabrailov, Hasmagomed Hadjimuradov and Rizavdi Ismailov. Streets have been named after Sheikh Mansur, inter alia, in the Dagestani city, Khasavyurt. Sheikh Mansur belonged to the Elistanzkhoy teip and was married to Chachi with whom he had three children at the time of his arrest - a son Yasa (8 years old), and two daughters Ragmet (4 years old) and Namet (a year old). The descendants of Sheikh Mansur also took a Y-DNA test which showed a typical Elistanzkhoy Y-DNA result in L-M20. The Sheikh Mansur Battalion, fighting on the Ukrainian side in the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. See also Caucasian Imamate Russo-Circassian War Caucasian War References The story of Sheik Mansur and other myths of the Caucases 1794 deaths Chechen people Chechen politicians Chechen warlords People of the Chechen wars Sunni imams Sunni Sufis 1732 births North Caucasian independence activists People of the Caucasian War Circassian military personnel of the Russo-Circassian War