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Circassians - Wikipedia The Circassians or Circassian people, also called Cherkess or Adyghe (Adyghe and Kabardian: Адыгэхэр, romanized:Adygekher), are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation who originated in Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus [26]
Circassia - Wikipedia The Circassian state was a federal state consisting of four levels of government: Village council (чылэ хасэ, made up of village elders and nobles), district council (made up of representatives from 7 neighboring village councils), regional council (шъолъыр хасэ, made up from neighboring district councils), people's council
Circassian | History Description | Britannica Circassian, member of a Caucasian people speaking a northwest Caucasian language (see Kabardian language) From ancient times Circassia, comprising roughly the northwestern region of the Caucasus, acquired the exotic reputation common to lands occupying a crucial area between rival empires
Who are the Circassian People? - WorldAtlas The Circassian people are a part of the northwest Caucasian ethnic groups, initially from Circassia Most of these people were displaced when the Russians invaded Circassia in the early 19th century
Seven things to know about the Circassians — and their struggle In April 1864, a Circassian delegation wrote a letter to appeal to the Queen of England where they invoked the assistance of the British government and people But no help was forthcoming Circassians were left with no alternative but to seek refuge with the Ottoman Empire
The Circassian Mystique and Its Historical Roots - GeoCurrents As the Circassians seek to maintain their identity and bring their situation to global notice, the traditional Circassian modes of dance and dress are increasingly cultivated and disseminated on the internet Graphic artists are also developing visually arresting Circassian themes and motifs
Circassia – Center for Circassian Studies From the 16 th Century onwards, the easternmost part of Circassia acquired a relatively centralised statehood and became a different political entity, though the same Circassian language and culture prevailed throughout the country
Circassia* There are various senses in which the term Circassian is used The least ambiguous one is linguistic: Circassians are people who belong to groups which have Circassian as their first or—nowadays, in many cases—as a second language
Circassia - Wikiwand The Circassian state was a federal state consisting of four levels of government: Village council (чылэ хасэ, made up of village elders and nobles), district council (made up of representatives from 7 neighboring village councils), regional council (шъолъыр хасэ, made up from neighboring district councils), people's council
Circassian genocide - Wikipedia The Circassian genocide, [10][11] or Tsitsekun, [a][b] was the systematic mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement of between 95% and 97% [c][d] of the Circassian people during the final stages of the Russian invasion of Circassia in the 19th century [15][16][17] It resulted in the deaths of between 1,000,000 and 1 5 million and