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Mikhail or Hamud Bey from the house of Shervashidze or Chachba (died 1866) was the head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia and reigned from 1823 to 1864.Mikhail came to power at a time when Abkhazia had only recently been declared a protectorate of Russia as a result of the 1810 manifesto of Tsar Alexander I. During the Crimean War of 1853-55 Abkhazia was invaded by Turkey and Mikhail was forced to declare his loyalty to Turkey.

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active years end year
1864-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1823-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1866-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Voronezh
predecessor
Dmitry Prince of Abkhazia
successor
Prince Giorgi Mikhailovitch Shervashidze
title
Prince of Abkhazia

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