The Circassian Parliament or the Circassian Majlis, also called the Great Parliament of Independence, was the legislature of Circassia officialized in 1861 after a meeting in Sochi attended by leaders
Meeting of Circassian princes in Sochi, 1847. Although the painting depicts an event of an earlier time, it gives an idea of the appearance of the Circassian aristocracy. Painting by Grigory Gagarin.
Presidents of the Circassian Confederation
Circassian representatives Hassan Khust and Kushtaneqo Ismail
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Circassia, also known as Zichia, was a country and a historical region in Eastern Europe. It spanned the western coastal portions of the North Caucasus, along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea.
Parliament of Independence (Circassia)
…Adyghe: Адыгэ Хасэ, romanized: Adygə Xasə, IPA: ), also called the Great Parliament of Independence (Шъхьафитныгъэ Хасэшхо), was the legislature of Circassia officialized in 1861 after a meeting in Sochi attended by leaders of several Circassian provinces. A tribal confederation had existed before the…
Princes of East Circassia
Circassia in 1856
Kabarda (east Circassia) supreme princes