Circassian beauty
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The concept of Circassian beauty is an ethnic stereotype of the Circassian people. A fairly extensive literary history suggests that Circassian women were thought to be unusually attractive, spirited,
A Circassian noblewoman in the 19th century. Photograph taken by Abdullah Frères.
A painting by Ottoman Caliph Abdulmejid II depicting his own Circassian consort Şehsuvar Kadın, 1898
Ikbal Hanim, a Circassian woman who was the first wife of Abbas II of Egypt between 1895 and 1910.
Inspection of New Arrivals, painted by Giulio Rosati (c. 1857–1917)
Adyghe Khabze
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The Adyghe Khabze is the traditional worldview and moral code of the Circassian people. It regulates most aspects of individual as well as social life, and has historically served as the unwritten con
Circassian beauty
…were seen as mentally and physically desirable for men, although most Circassians traditionally refused to marry non-Circassians in accordance with Adyghe Xabze. A smaller but similar literary history also exists for Circassian men, who were thought to be especially handsome. There are folk songs in various…
"Honour comes before life" , a Khabze reminder on a street sign in the Adyghe language. Located in Maykop, Republic of Adygea; similar signs with Khabze principles and folk wisdom can be found all over the republic.
"A village in the Caucasus" by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld
A Circassian couple by Nikolay Danilevsky
"Circassian Abducting His Future Wife" by Taitbout de Marigny