Many members of the Safavid nobility and élite had Circassian ancestry and Circassian dignitaries, such as the kings Abbas II of Persia (reigned 1642–1666) and Suleiman I of Persia (reigned 1666–1694).

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 …

Nov 13, 2017 · 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 …

Circassians mainly speak the Circassian languages, two mutually intelligible languages of the Northwest Caucasian language family, namely Adyghe (West Circassian) and Kabardian (East Adyghe).

Today, the Circassian diaspora is spread across nearly 40 countries, with the largest communities residing in Turkey, which is home to an estimated two to three million people.

Today, significant Circassian communities can be found in Turkey, Jordan, Syria, and other countries due to historical displacement. Circassians have maintained their cultural heritage through traditional …

Circassian History The Circassians - self-designation Adyge- are the oldest indigenous people of North Caucasus. Their language belongs to the North-West of the Caucasian family of languages.

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 …

The meaning of CIRCASSIAN is a member of a group of peoples of the northwestern Caucasus.

It spanned the western coastal portions of the North Caucasus, along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea. [10][11] Circassia was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian …