The Shatoy,[a] historically referred to as the Shubut, Shibut,[b] or Tshan people,[1][2] are a Chechen society that is sometimes classified as a Tukkhum.

[2] The Shatoy region primarily comprises the following settlements: Aslanbek-Sheripovo, Greater Varanda, Lesser Varanda, Syuzhi, Borzoi, Ryadukhoy, Tumsoy, Vashindaroy, Vysokogornoye, Gorgachi, Ulus-Kert, Yaryshmardy, Dachu-Borzoi, Zony, Dai, Nikhaloy, Pamyatoi, Gush-Kert, Bekum-Kale, Vardy, Satti, Urdyukhoy, Yukerch-Keloy, Khal-Kiloy, Sanoy, Kharsenoy, Maly Kharsenoy, Shatoy, Hakkoy, among others.

Additionally, several settlements founded by the Shatoy people outside their region include Chiri-Yurt, Duba-Yurt, Selmentauzen, Starye Atagi, Alkhazurovo, Goyty, Chishki, Goy-Chu, and Goyskoe, among others.

"[5] Additionally, several Shatoy elders, including Lavarsan Yazyev and Zatyn Lavarsanov in 1627,[6] and Algi, Anak, and Ildey in 1647,[7] took an oath on the Quran when pledging allegiance to Russia.

[4] In 1627, it was reported that two Shatoy elders from a village of approximately 20 households, Lavarsan Yazyev and Zatyn Lavarsanov, pledged allegiance to Russian Tsar Mikhail I.

Acting as a messenger, Alkhan brought a letter from the Georgian King Teimuraz I of Kakheti to Russian authorities on the Terek River in September 1642.

[12] In 1647, four Shatoy villages pledged allegiance to Moscow, swearing on the Quran to cease attacks on Russian people along the Terek River.

[7] Russian documents from 1653 record an influential Shatoy man named Aydemir, who requested the replacement of his son Bisyash, held as an Amanat in the Terki Fortress for two years.

And we bow our heads, we, the Shubut regions, ask the great sovereign to issue a decree.According to a document from 1661, the neighboring Tushetians ruled over the Shatoy and took tribute from them.

[15] Following this wave of pledges, additional delegations from the Northeastern Caucasus joined Shamil, leading to a widespread uprising throughout the region.