The Battle of Ghunib was the final engagement of the Caucasian War, marking the end of Imam Shamil’s resistance against Russian imperial expansion.

[2] The Russian forces, led by Prince Aleksandr Baryatinsky, surrounded Ghunib Plateau in August 1859.

Facing a numerically superior and well-equipped enemy, Shamil and his forces held their position for several days.

[3] Shamil’s capture marked the end of organized resistance in the North Caucasus, leading to the eventual consolidation of Russian rule in the region.

Shamil’s leadership and the struggle against imperial forces have made him a national hero in Dagestan and Chechnya.