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Circassians
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The Circassians, also known as the Cherkess or the Adyghe, are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the 19th-c
Circassian warrior armed with Khirimi, Kindjal, & Shashka.
Circassian warrior armed with Khirimi, Kindjal, & Shashka.
Hadim Yusuf Pasha, Ottoman Governor of Baghdad in 1605-1606, a Circassian by birth and a eunuch. Sefernāme of Muhlisi (BNF, Turc 127).
Hadim Yusuf Pasha, Ottoman Governor of Baghdad in 1605-1606, a Circassian by birth and a eunuch. Sefernāme of Muhlisi (BNF, Turc 127).
Circassian children from Maykop, Adygea, with the Circassian flag, 2014
Circassian children from Maykop, Adygea, with the Circassian flag, 2014
Circassian traditional sword dance
Circassian traditional sword dance
Circassian genocide
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The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the systematic mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement of between 95% and 97% of the Circassian people during the final stages of the Russian
Circassians
…ethnic group native to Circassia, a region and former country in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the 19th-century Russo-Circassian War and the Circassian genocide, most Circassians were exiled from their homeland and scattered in what was then the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey, Southeastern Europe and the…
Demographic change in the Western Caucasus following the Circassian genocide. Survivors were primarily those who fled or were expelled, hid in marshes
Demographic change in the Western Caucasus following the Circassian genocide. Survivors were primarily those who fled or were expelled, hid in marshes and caves, or, in rare cases, made successful agreements with the Imperial Russian Army.
Russian military and Circassian representatives meet for discussions, 1855
Russian military and Circassian representatives meet for discussions, 1855
Russian imperial army general Grigory Zass, who became notorious for implementing extremely murderous policies against Circassians during the Russo-Ci
Russian imperial army general Grigory Zass, who became notorious for implementing extremely murderous policies against Circassians during the Russo-Circassian War and the Circassian genocide. In addition to carrying out brutal massacres of Circassian women and children, various cruel practices perpetrated by Zass included collecting skulls and amputated body parts of Circassians.
Destruction of Shapsug and Abzakh villages along the Dagoy River. March 1835.
Destruction of Shapsug and Abzakh villages along the Dagoy River. March 1835.