Yakin Caucasian na 1817-1864 ya kasance mamaye yankin Caucasus da Daular Rasha ta yi wanda ya haifar da mamaye yankin Arewacin Caucasus na Rasha, da tsarkake kabilanci na Circassians.Ya ƙunshi jerin matakan soji da daular ta ɗauka a kan al'ummar Caucasus na asali waɗanda suka haɗa da Chechens, Adyghe, Abkhaz–Abaza, Ubykhs, Kumyks da Dagestaniyawa yayin da Rasha ke neman faɗaɗawa.A cikin musulmi, an bayyana adawa da Rasha a matsayin jihadi.Ikon da Rasha ke da babbar hanyar soja ta Jojiya a tsakiyarta ta raba yakin Caucasian zuwa yakin Russo-Circassian a yamma da yakin Murid a gabas.Sauran yankuna na Caucasus (wanda ya ƙunshi gabashin Jojiya na zamani, kudancin Dagestan, Armeniya da Azerbaijan ) an haɗa su cikin daular Rasha a lokuta daban-daban a cikin karni na 19 a sakamakon yakin Rasha da Farisa .Sauran bangaren, yammacin Jojiya, Rashawa ne suka karbe su daga Daular Usmaniyya a daidai wannan lokacin.