# Sado — Hadji Murád character guide

> Sado in Hadji Murád by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-hadji-mur-d

## Who they are

A Chechen friend and host to Hadji Murád early in the story.

## Relationships

### [Hadji Murád](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/characters/hadji_murad)

_friendship_

Sado is a loyal friend and host to Hadji Murád, sheltering him during his flight from Shamil.

## In the story

### [Hadji Murád](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/chapters/hadji-mur-d)

A Chechen who hosts Hadji Murád in his aoul, risking his own safety and family.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/chapters/i)

Hosts Hadji Murád despite the mortal danger, proudly pledges to protect him, and forwards a note to Hadji Murád's son.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/chapters/iv)

Hosts Hadji Murád and warns him of the elders' plan to detain him.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/chapters/xvii)

Returns to his destroyed aoul, finds his sáklya in ruins and his son dead; he digs a grave for his son.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/characters/sado
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/characters