After the fall of the Imamate in 1859, he hid in the forests and periodically staged sorties and continued to fight until the end of 1861.

The Georgian military commander Prince Grigol Orbeliani, who temporarily acted as commander of the Caucasian army, reported to Petersburg:[8] "Uma Duev is highly respected by the population, and in many of his qualities can become the head of a popular uprising"In 1860, a detachment of Baysangur and Soltamurad began to operate in the district of Ichkeria.

In June of that year, Uma Duev and Atabay Ataev angered the Argun society with Zumsoy [ru].

Spreading westward, embracing the Shatoi and Chanti communities, passing into the upper reaches of the Little Chechen rivers Martan, Gekhi, then raised the Ackin society near the Georgian Military Highway.

There followed the arrest of dozens of relatives and putting pressure on the inhabitants of the Argun district, so they have already captured Atabai Ataev.

On 15 December 1861, Uma Duev came to Mirsky in the fortification of Shatoi, asking for pardon for the innocent and those whom he had involved in an armed uprising.

In addition, the regional administration took hostage his youngest seven-year-old son Dada and sent him to Russia to raise him as an officer.

[6][11] 70-year-old Uma-Khadzhi Duev, who in appearance evoked the feeling of a humble old man, during his pilgrimage to Mecca, in parallel communicated with Gazi-Magomed to support the rebellion.

In April 1877, Alibek-Khadzhi Aldamov, the elected imam, led an anti-Russian uprising, and Uma appeared among the rebels in Cheberloi.

[11][14] With Uma-Khadzhi was his eldest son Tutakay, while the younger Dada was among the officers, but then he went over to the side of the rebels when he realized that his father and brother were not going to retreat.