Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky

Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky (1863);
portrait by Konstantin Makovsky
Born(1809-08-23)August 23, 1809
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 30, 1881(1881-11-30) (aged 72)
Paris, France
Buried
Paris, France (before 1992)
Vladivostok, Russia (after 1992)
Allegiance Russian Empire
BranchImperial Russian Army
Service years1827–1861
RankGeneral of the Infantry
ConflictsCaucasian War
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
November Uprising
Crimean War
AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir

Count Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Муравьёв-Аму́рский; August 23 [O.S. August 11] 1809 – November 30 [O.S. November 18] 1881) was a Russian general, statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.


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