Galashkinskoe Naibstvo, self-designated as Vilayet Kalay (), was an Ingush administrative unit of the Caucasian Imamate. The Naibstvo was the farthest region of the Imamate in the west and it was established on the territory of Galashian society.

Name The district in Russian terminology is known as Galashkinskoe Naibstvo or Galashkinskiy Vilayet. Officially, in the documents and letters of Caucasian Imamate, which the district was part of, it was designated as Vilayet Kalay. The Arabic toponym Kalay itself corresponded to the name Galash, another variant for the name of Galashians.: "Калай, видимо, соответствует району Галаш (как ука­зано на карте А.П.Берже - между р. Ассой на востоке и р. Фартангой на западе)."

History The Galashians became part of the Caucasian Imamate in March 1840, when they together with the Karabulaks (Orstkhoy) participated in the uprising of Chechnya and with their deputies together with Chechens solemnly swore allegiance to Imam Shamil in the large center village of Lesser Chechnya, Urus-Martan. The naibstvo was an Ingush administrative unit of the Imamate.: "В этот период в состав имамата входили (...) ряд обществ Ингушетии («вилайет Калай»), некоторые аулы цоринцев и галгаев.": "С течением времени, к 40–50-м годам XIX века в состав Имамата вошел (...) некоторые общества Ингушетии (вилайет Калай), аулы цоринцев и галгаев (...) В 1840 – 1850-е годы в состав Имамата входили (...) некоторые общества Ингушетии (вилайет Калай), отдельные аулы цоринцев и галгаев (...)"

In 1851 the Naibstvo was disestablished when it was conquered by the Russian Empire.

Naibs Naib Dudarov, apparently an Ossetian (Tagaur) Aldar, who in April 1846 went over to the side of the Imamate. Muhammad Anzorov-Mirza (1848-1851), a Kabardian Naib.: "Недовольные своим наибом Магомет-Анзоровым (...) В этот же день, наиб Малой Чечни Шуаип-Гази и Галашевский — Магомет Анзоров (...)"

See also Caucasian Imamate Galashians

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