Boysgar

Boysgar was a Naib (commander) appointed by Imam Shamil. In 1839, Shamil was defeated in Daghestan and fled to Chechnya, urging Chechen to fight. Boysgar welcomed Shamil. They fought together 20 years until Shamil's captivity. Long before Shamil's captivity, Boysgar lost his left eye, left arm, and left leg. However, being crippled, he continued to fight and take the lead in battles.

In 1959, the fortress of Gunib in Daghestan was blockaded by Russian army. Shamil made a decision to give up and went to Russian army. Boysgar tried to stop him, but Shamil did not stop and did not turn back. Later, when he was asked why he did so, he answered that Chechens do not shoot in back and that if he had turned back, Boysgar would have killed him.

Boysgar and the rest of Chechens preferred either to obtain freedom or be killed. They broke through the siege and went to Chechnya. Only 30 of them, including Boysgar, survived. Boysgar became Imam of Chechnya and was the leader of independent Chechnya for one year until his death.