Ottoman campaign in the North Caucasus
| Ottoman campaign in the North Caucasus | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Turkish wars and Circassian-Turkish conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Ottoman Empire Emirate of Shirvan |
Kabardia (East Circassia) Greben Cossacks Chechens Supported by: Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Osman Pasha |
Mamstryuk Temryukovich Shikh-Murza Okotsky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 8,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy losses | Unknown | ||||||
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The Ottoman campaign in the North Caucasus was a military operation conducted in 1583 by the Ottoman Empire and its vassal, the Emirate of Shirvan, aimed at crossing the North Caucasus and reaching Crimea via Circassian territory.