Muhammad Turlov

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Muhammad Turlov
Senior Prince of Chechnya
Reign1690s
Predecessor Tururav II Turlov
Successor Amirkhamza Turlov
Dynasty Turlov dynasty
Father Alikhan Turlov

Muhammad Turlov, also known as Bammat [lower-alpha 1] was a prince of the Turlov dynasty. He ruled the Turlov Principality in the 1690s. Muhammad's son, Khasbulat Bamatov, would become one of the future Senior Princes of the principality. Muhammad may have had a daughter by the name Kiztaman, who was married to Aidemir Bardykhanov, also a future Senior Prince of the Turlov Principality. [1] His father was Alikhan Turlov, who reigned over the Principality in the 1670s. [2] Nothing is known about Muhammad's reign however. [3] [4]

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  1. Also spelled Bamat, Bammad or Bamad

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