Based on various sources and literature, the article deals with the position of the Russian military administration in the issue of restoration of villages abandoned by the residents during the military operations in the Kumyk possession in the 1840s - early 1850s. As evidenced by the data presented here, this position was varied depending on the situation and was significantly changed by the end of the Caucasian war. Rich factual material, quotations from archival sources and their analysis are given in the article.

The article is aimed to find out and review the Sufi genealogy of spiritual succession, in which the name Tashav-Haji Al-Indiri, one of the leaders of the Caucasian war,can be found. As the result of the analysis the author shows the name of Al-Indiri in the chain of Sufi teachers. This article can be used by researchers of Sufism in the Caucasus.