 Shamil would turn out to be the greatest of the Imams by far and would rule for 27 years . He would conquer the  Western Muslim tribes, and transform a group of small bickering villages into a united country.
<meaning-changed>  Shamil would turn out to be the greatest of the Imams by far and would rule for 27 years . He would conquer the  Western Muslim tribes, and transform a group of small bickering villages into a united country.
 Shamil would turn out to be the greatest of the Imams by far and would rule for 25 years (1834-1859). Western Muslim tribes, and transform a group of small bickering villages into a united country.