# Yusúf — Hadji Murád character guide

> Yusúf in Hadji Murád by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

An Avar servant or follower of Hadji Murád.

## Relationships

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

_family_

Yusúf is Hadji Murád's young son, and their relationship is one of deep paternal love and concern for his safety.

### [Shamil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/characters/shamil)

_psychological_

Shamil holds Yusúf as a hostage to control Hadji Murád, using the boy as a tool of manipulation and coercion.

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

_family_

Yusúf is Hadji Murád's young son, and their relationship is one of deep paternal love and concern for his safety.

### [Shamil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/characters/shamil)

_psychological_

Shamil holds Yusúf as a hostage to control Hadji Murád, using the boy as a tool of manipulation and coercion.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hadji_mur_d_se/chapters/xix)

Hadji Murád's son, initially admiring Shamil, is threatened with blinding and beheading, leading him to attempt suicide.

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