The campaign of Shamkhal Adil-Girey Tarkovskiy in 1725 against the Russian army presence in Dagestan and the Caucasian war beginning

Shamkhal Tarkovskiy's campaign in 1725 against the Russian authorities in the Caucasus is considered on the basis of the thorough analysis of the wide source range. The authors don’t consider the 20-s of the XIX century to be the start of the Caucasian War as it is traditionally accepted in the national historiography, but the 20-s of the XVIII century: Caspian campaign of Peter I in 1722-1723 and the subsequent event in 1725 - Shamkhal’s campaign.