(for military details see murid war.) in 1829, he was proclaimed imam in ghimry, where he formally made the call for a holy war. he also decreed that all wine should be destroyed publicly. in 1830, qazi mullah and shamil unsuccessfully tried to capture the avar capital of khunzakh from the khanum pakkou-bekkhe. following the setback, shamil prevailed upon him to bide his time for a while, until all the tribes became united in following shariat law. in 1831, after a few months of quiet, he attacked northern dagestan, and met with success there. his guerilla tactics caught the russians unprepared. by 1832 he was able to menace vladikavkaz, however, the russians repulsed the mullah's assault, and when they took ghimry, according to legend, they found