Vilayet Arshtkhoy,[1][2][3][4][5]Vilayet Arshty,[1]Arshtinskiy Vilayet,[6] was an
Ingush administrative unit of the
North Caucasian Imamate.[7] The Naibstvo was the farthest region of the Imamate in the west[8] and it was established on the territory of
Orstkhoysociety with the center being the village of
Arshty.
Etymology
The name Vilayet Arshtkhoy derives from the Arabic Wilaya and the self-name of
Orstkhoy — Arshtkhoy.
History
Vilayet Arshtkhoy which was known in the
Russian Empire as Arshtinskoe Naibstvo, was established on March 1840 on the territory of
Orstkhoy Society with the center of it being the village of
Arshty, when the Karabulak (Orstkhoy) and
Galashiansocieties joined the uprising of
Chechnya and with their deputies together with Chechens solemnly swore allegiance to
Imam Shamil in the large center village of Lesser Chechnya,
Urus-Martan.[9]
In 1851 the Vilayet was disestablished when it was conquered by Russian Empire.[10]