Talkhig of Shali

Talkhig of Shali
Naib Talkhig Shalinsky (Argunsky)
Native name
Шелар Тӏалхиг
Bornc. 1800
Shali, Chechnya
Died1861
Shali, Caucasian Imamate
Allegiance Caucasian Imamate
BranchArmy
Years of service1840–1859
RankLieutenant General
CommandsArtillery Corps
Battles / warsCaucasian War
Battle of Ichkeria (1842)
Battle of Dargo (1845)
Battle of Gordali (1852)

Talkhig of Shali was a 19th-century commander from the Northern Caucuses. A native of Shali and a representative of the taip Kurchaloy, he was a military leader and statesman of the North Caucasian Imamate. He was also a mudir (general-naib) and head of artillery of the North Caucasian Imamate, as well as a naib of the districts of Shali and Greater Chechnya.