What on Earth Happened to the Circassians?

What on Earth happened to the Circassians? The Caucasus is an interesting region with a load of many diverse and unique peoples such as the Armenians, Georgians and Azerbaijanis, but what about the groups that you probably haven't heard of? Thousands of years before the present day, different peoples inhabited parts of Europe and the Near East who, linguistically-speaking, are entirely unrelated to the groups we see there today. The Circassians are an example of such an ancient people.
In today's video we're going to be looking at the history and culture of the Circassians and some of the surrounding Caucasian natives like the Abkhaz, Chechens, Ingush and Dagestanis. Thanks for watching!
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[@justinianthegreat6342]

Finally someone talks about Circassia

[@andrewtully3622]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZa0fppoopicbZY

[@amromou3241]

Yes , they are , there is a muslim family i know here in Egypt.

[@mafia2boy33]

From what I could gather by a simple google search, they are widely known, but their culture and language were assimilated by other Caucasian peoples

[@galaxypl7756]

About what?

[@virgiljjacas1229]

Remember when the Turks did pre select Circassians children to be educated according to their vocational skills, to later be entrusted with key positions in government. For their families was like wining the Lottery !!!

[@tcherkess9695]

What happened to Circassia!? Russian empire took the land Ottoman empire took the people That's what happened

[@olgamelnichenko6712]

Suchi Olympics 2016

[@alexanderlukashenko7984]

It's crazy how many of the Russian/Soviet atrocities are simply overlooked

[@b0leg23]

@Islam Kostek Yeah, pretty much no one would know shit about the atrocities committed against the siberian turks for example

[@circassianmamluk9612]

They didn’t just take the land; they wipes out half our population (the Circassians) and exiled the other half

[@Khan-oz9dx]

Никакого геноцида не было.

[@MrsKoldun]

I’m Circassian 🥰 my ancestors fled to Yugoslavia/Serbia. We still have a big community over here but most of us don’t speak the language.

[@sara_s_]

Are the Circassians in Serbia Christian Orthodox too?

[@kostam.1113]

Da li ste sa Kosova?

[@nikodemdobrenko3680]

@@kostam.1113 kosovo je srbija

[@YahyaKuadzhe]

I'd like to know more about the Circassian community over there, I'll be passing through next summer and I don't want to miss any Circassians on my way. How may I get into contact?

[@milliyetci5672]

@@sara_s_ depends... serbia (excluding kosovo) has a lot of muslim around 300,000 (4% of the population).... if you include kosovo then number will be much much higher, kosovo is 95% muslim.....

[@slowdown7x]

The vast majority of Circassians live in Turkey. In fact, my hometown in Turkey is known to have many Circassians and whenever I tell people I'm from that particular city, the first thing they ask you is "Are you Circassian?" or "Are you a migrant?" Not only them but dozens of other Turkic Caucasians live in my hometown. The two biggest groups of migrants are Circassians and Crimen Tatars.

[@buraksimsek7264]

hangi köy?

[@slowdown7x]

@@buraksimsek7264 Eskişehir :)

[@Patlichan]

I'm Circassian from Eskişehir

[@leea.9040]

I am circassian Georgian and crimean Tatar from Sinop ✌️. Sinop samsun komple Kafkasyali diyebilirim.

[@slowdown7x]

@@leea.9040 Baya karışıkmış :)

[@DamienZshadow]

As a Circassian, I want to express my deep appreciation for you covering this topic since subscribing to you. I even learned a few new things. Being in diaspora of your homeland will do that to you.

[@jorgeh.r9879]

So sad. I feel for your people. Do you still speak the language or something like that?

[@DamienZshadow]

@@jorgeh.r9879 it is a dying language, one that most of my people barely know a few words from like I do but there are many who still do and encourage the teaching of it. We remain in small communities littered around the world and struggled to keep our traditions and culture alive mostly through our music and dance but we severely lack in our ability to retain the language when assimilation is rampant.

[@jorgeh.r9879]

@@DamienZshadow What a pity. I support all goals of the Circassian people. It would be pretty cool if the Circassians in the diaspora returned to Circassia.

[@DamienZshadow]

@@jorgeh.r9879 Many are trying to and many are nationalists seeking to reestablish our nation in the process while others are more accepting of the current status quo either to keep the peace with Russia or because we have settled in the countries we live in like I have with a marriage, managing a business and having two sons of my own. Don't get me wrong, I still want to visit and learn more about my culture as well as have my sons learn who they are but I am not in any position to pack up and live in a land I have never seen.

[@andrewtully3622]

Perhaps this video might help you learn a little more as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZa0fppoopicbZY

[@dota2videoclips754]

Circassians were thought/considered to be the most beautiful race in the world with the best facial features and a large portion with light eyes (green, gray, blue). Very unfortunate to what happened to them

[@momcilojabucilo9320]

Don't tell that in America they will say you racist for saying that lol especially black people 😄

[@wizarddog5049]

The ethnicities of Dagestan sound like they’re from a medieval fantasy novel

[@htoodoh5770]

True

[@belstar1128]

Orcs.

[@belstar1128]

@social experiment He is not any opposition he just talks about anthropology.

[@AnAmbientGrey]

Conspiracy theories are just exercises in narcissism

[@sirdorkster]

@social experiment What is your point?

[@Patlichan]

I thank Masaman for this video. However I'd like to make some corrections 1- Xabze isn't only a religion, it's also our national ethics. If you practice Xabze in 21st century, it doesn't mean you worship trees, it means you act like Circassian. 2- Adyghe is what we call ourselves, Kabardey is an Adyghe tribe. The division between these 2 was made by Russia and is artificial. There are 12 Adyghe tribes. 3- Abazins are not Circassian, but they are related. 4- We were genocided and exiled.

[@bosbanon3452]

@@Dwarfplayer was the russian faced circassian when they fought the naqshahbandi in chechnya and dagestan? Why didn'y both muslim nation teamed up to fought the russian?

[@spikespiegel14]

@@bosbanon3452 that's what we did? Uh

[@siratshi455]

@@bosbanon3452 shamil

[@spikespiegel14]

@@siratshi455 not only shamil there is also sheikh mansur who fought till his death unlike shamil

[@empiricalandinquirical2435]

So about #2. I’m no linguist, but I’ve heard that while Kabardins and Adyghe aren’t separate ethnic groups, their languages are distinct enough to be distinguished from each other, at least to some degree. Is this not true?

[@serkankinden5150]

I have many circassian friends. Greetings from Turkey to all circassians. I wish you take your lands back, one day.

[@willhovell9019]

Yeh, like the Georgians and Armenians recovering their lands from Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan that have overun Georgian and Armenian territories that have been overrun over the last century. The history of the area has indeed been tragic, ranging from the Kurds, Asyarians and Circassians, all persecuted, murdered and driven out of their homeland especially the Armenians, at the hands of the Ottomans. Visited Fenner in Istanbul recently, the areas being revived after the expulsion of Jewish and Christian orthodox Turkish citizens with the 1950s riots. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire and joining the central powers in WW1 with a Jihad, Russian Imperial ambitions, and the Russian/Soviet civil wars have all contributed to such human suffering and intolerance. Such is the human condition

[@serkankinden5150]

@@willhovell9019 Armenians were in nearly best positions of ottoman empire. They did not suffer during ottoman period, if any armenian from Turkey would explain this better. Ask them, please.

[@willhovell9019]

I've Armenian friends in Canada, France and school friend in Australia. We all know the truth of the Sultan's Jihad, let's not get into Ottoman denial. I've visited the Princes islands and the former minority parts of Istanbul, the evidence is there of the old cosmopolitan Constantinople / Istanbul is all about, such a shame. At least the opposition has taken control of all major cities in the country, and in the future the Red Mosque may return to being the museum of Agia Sophia, as the great Attaturk of Salonika wanted.

[@serkankinden5150]

@@willhovell9019 To be honest, I dont have enough information, this was not my main focus. Sorry.

[@willhovell9019]

Thank you for your honesty. Go well

[@thesupreme7501]

All Circassians from all over Europe need to go back to their native homelands in the Caucasus mountains and form their very own nation. They have a beautiful culture and they are literally the best-looking people I've ever seen. They deserve to exist!

[@Kartlos1]

I'm Circassian and my family is Orthodox Christian. Our Circassian neighbours are muslim but we get along fine because religion doesn't divide us. It didn't divide us 2 centuries ago when we had each others back during the invasion.

[@ВикторияЧакрян-к8ю]

You are christians? Wow! How was it possible? Was it violent adoption of Christianity?

[@АнзорМамхег-ц6ш]

Пока не поздно вернись в ислам.

[@Kartlos1]

@@АнзорМамхег-ц6ш Христианство единственная истинная религия, братан. Ave Maria ♱

[@АнзорМамхег-ц6ш]

@@Kartlos1 христианство это рукотворное писание людей там слов Божьего осталось 10%.

[@Nenet-rj9yr]

​@@Kartlos13 gods you worship people ...strange

[@CuriousMind1011]

I finally made it back To my ancestral land in Circassia last summer, We had a great trip and the only downer was the interrogation we experienced at the Russian airport; we were treated as suspects I think it was because of our American passports.

[@dontknow9316]

they feel threatened by the Circassians from the diaspora. They are afraid of nationalism among the Circassians. We are a colony

[@minauran6152]

How was the trip and what was it like?

[@puzzled012]

interogated on airport? did you have to give access to your social media accounts as non US citisens get asked to when entering the States?

[@shapsugh1864]

@@puzzled012 I mean it is circassian lands conquered by Russians

[@ianstobie]

@neuralcircuit I doubt it's a tourism hotspot, so any foreign visitors may get questioned. Plus their names might give ethnicity away.

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

"It's prohibited by law to take surveys on ethnicity or ethnic background in Turkey." Gee...I wonder why...

[@bobkinlavet8937]

DNA tests are banned too. They keep getting Greek and Armenian results lol.

[@mrhaci7747]

@@bobkinlavet8937 no they are not.

[@wankawanka3053]

@@mrhaci7747 yes they are at least in anatolia they also have some syria and persian dna if you go to the west 😅

[@Hioloi]

@@bobkinlavet8937 They're not.

[@Nenet-rj9yr]

​@@bobkinlavet8937another big lie

[@arifakyuz7673]

As a Circassian myself, I greatly appreciate this video. Thanks Masaman :)

[@arolemaprarath3248]

Where do you live brother? Also, what is your religion?

[@Human_boy_91]

Assalamu alaikum brother

[@Sovda-sn7im]

@@arolemaprarath3248Majority-sunni islam

[@К-13-г9т]

come back home Circassians

[@ObamaBinLaden792]

@@arolemaprarath3248 Hello, I'm a Circassian. Circassians currently live predominantly in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Circassians migrated to the Ottoman state during the Genocide and unfortunately we do not have our own homeland now.

[@user-vera-700]

Circassians are only Circassians. Dagestanis and Chechens are other Caucasian peoples.

[@user-vera-700]

CIRCASSIANS = Adyga

[@ahmadkamalmaz4182]

@@user-vera-700 We are all circassians (adygians, balkers, ossets, abkhazians, karachaians, angush, chechens and dagestains) they are all considered circassians...we don't need to be devided more than that !

[@user-vera-700]

@@ahmadkamalmaz4182 listen, I live in my historical homeland and I clearly know that the Circassians are only Circassians. Circassians-Adygs, Chechens-Nokhchi, Ingush-Galgai, Lezgins-Leks, etc.

[@sara_s_]

@@ahmadkamalmaz4182 Stop confusing Circassian with Caucasian.

[@ahmadkamalmaz4182]

@@user-vera-700 We have the same race the same ancestors and almost the same tradition, the word (cricassian) is a foreign word called on the people living in these regions this word include the adygians, balkers, etc It's just like every adygian is circassian but not every circassian is adygian

[@Jamaal4Jesus]

Suggestion: Make your audio louder.

[@milliyetci5672]

right.. i can't hear anything lol

[@bhg123ful]

Good to know I'm not the only one to notice. Not sure what's up with that.

[@feddy11100]

I was going to say this too. I have my volume maxed out and can barely hear.

[@r3d5ive87]

When the commercial hit my neighbors heard it

[@robertbrawley5048]

@@bhg123ful he's talking behind the on camera microphone which is point to the projector devise

[@LEFT4BASS]

It’s unfortunate that the Circassian genocide is so rarely talked about.

[@dacicus090]

Just like the assirian and laz(religios and cultural) genocides.

[@EasternRomeOrthodoxy]

🤺☦🇷🇺There was no genocide and there is no such thing as "Ukrainian" ancestry, so stop with your western propaganda. Ukrainians are Russians, and ours - we are all Rus (Meshech and Ashkenaz) Circassians and Meskheti Georgians are the Aramean race, Mesha

[@reilaim1223]

​@@EasternRomeOrthodoxywrong on so many levels 🤩

[@EasternRomeOrthodoxy]

@@reilaim1223 Only in your dreams it is lol...truth hurts, I know😼

[@reilaim1223]

@@EasternRomeOrthodoxy Truth about what? Your racist leaders who saw others as "subhuman" filth? For not being a genocide it clearly fits the criteria of a genocide. Doesn't help how one look into the diaries of your "lovely" leaders show true Russian culture, a culture of murder and genocide. Also Circassian's ancestors are the ancient tribes that inhabited the Caucasus like the Sint-meot tribes. But it's not surprising that a Russian would act this way, truth does hurt for you ig.

[@Masaman]

Big ups to MatPat from Film Theory for the shoutout in a recent video. Glad you enjoy the content brother.

[@nicholasvalenti5359]

yeah as soon as i heard your name in it was like wait a minute..i watch that guy.

[@redwoodm]

it’s MatPat not MattPatt but nice try anyways

[@Masaman]

@@redwoodm Shoot, I should know that, I've been following him since I was in high school.

[@Masaman]

@Dariusz Rutherford Wouldn't that be fun. Btw, I actually have done videos over the origins of the English and Celtic peoples.

[@uncleelias]

That's great! What's not great is the low volume on the video.

[@mohamedboshmaf7389]

As a Circassian from Jordan I'd like to thank you for your effort.

[@К-13-г9т]

come back home Circassians

[@allalone393]

@@К-13-г9т Is there a country for the Circassians today? I am of Circassian origin

[@firstbessiestan]

​@@allalone393this so f sad russians are so fascists. im circassian from Kabardino Balkaria and everything here is russified

[@KingofUshankas]

@@allalone393 turkiye has the highest diaspora of circassians i think

[@khajimovnazir7671]

I am Circassian. I live in my historical homeland.

[@ahmettereci4016]

Are you kabardey

[@jorgeh.r9879]

That's pretty cool

[@far_95d]

I am from Chechnya

[@andromeda4812]

Where do you live?

[@khajimovnazir7671]

@@andromeda4812 I live in the Caucasus. Republic of Adygea. Russia

[@sontatanga54]

As an Abkhazian i thank you and selam to our Circassian brothers

[@sonofalbi9801]

Hopefully, once Circassia gains independence and Abkhazia gains recognition, all the Ciircassians and Abkhaz in the diaspora can repatriate to their homelands.

[@kishingod9298]

I have circassian blood (abdzakh) from Cyprus ♥️

[@Treepelt]

I first heard of Circassians because I have horses and study equestrian cultures and history of people groups with close bonds with horses and horsemanship, and the Circassians are famous for their hardy horses. I believe the modern Karbada and Karachay horses are the decendents of the Circassian horses. Anyways, great video as always Mason!

[@tcherkess9695]

The Karachay horse is a made up name for Kabardian "Circassian" horse, this name never existed before the Soviet union In the Soviet times, the government built 3 main horse breading bases in the Caucasus, one in Krasnodar, another in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, and the third in Kabardino-Balkaria Republic These horse breading bases were built to bread only Kabardian horses to provide the Soviet army But the Karachay people started calling the Kabardian horses which were breed in their territory as Karachay horse, which's basically stealing You'd never find any mention of Karachay horse before the 20th century, meanwhile you can search Kabarda or Kabardian horses and you'll find many Russian and European books and sources talking about the Kabardian breed, some even mentioned that it was the only breed that existed in the Caucasus region at some point, and most Caucasians even Russian Cossacks to buy their horses from Kabarda If you need any i can provide you with some of these sources

[@beginnerbeats4617]

Kabardians, Karachays - all Circassians. There used to be one country, which included 12 large nations and several smaller ones. It was Circassia. And the horses were Kabardian, if someone said to someone "you ride like a Kabardian", it would be a big compliment.

[@lv076]

@@beginnerbeats4617 Карачаевцы это тюрки, мы разные народы. Карачаевцы относятся к кипчакской языковой группе. А мы Черкесы и мы разные народы.

[@beginnerbeats4617]

@@lv076 карачаевцы включались в Черкесию

[@lv076]

@@beginnerbeats4617 Территориально они включались в Черкесию в этом вы правы , но мы с ними разные, я это имел ввиду.

[@tommy-ho1iu]

Circassians were killed by Tsarist russian army. Russian soldiers broke into houses, they spared neither women nor children. Most of Circassians were expelled to today's Turkey. At least half of them died on the roads.

[@Nomadicenjoyerplus]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@alperenaydin6139]

The Black Sea is darkest for Circassians

[@gutss8608]

Russian and expansion is literally payback for Mongolians trying to conquer europe and displace native people of europe. Just like how they did with Baghdad. But that isn’t always mentioned does it.

[@ForageGardener]

@@gutss8608 circassians are not mongols

[@user-dw4ty9wx7w]

Good

[@andresland182]

How much diversity...what a treasure, simply fascinating.

[@cutieeeeeeeeeee1111]

thank you❣️

[@johnallison4688]

I agree 100%

[@jh5kl]

nearly all places add lots of diversity, it was just forgotten

[@emitch9213]

Thank you. I had always been curiously interested in this large area unknown between Caspian & Black Sea of its vast history. As a young girl, my education opened the world of the humanities. Very little was taught of this cultural area in such rugged topographies of how the regions' origins were told of the area of people. The Circassians hold such valuable culture centuries old, just as with their neighbors.

[@qeqer8505]

I am from the Caucasus This is an ancient region But unfortunately after numerous wars The Caucasus has weakened And then unexpected invaders came The Russian Empire still keeps these lands under occupation North Caucasus

[@circassian3771]

Oh I was waiting for this video since ages, thank you for making one about my people the Circassians, nobles of Caucasus and Mamuluks kings , love and peace to all people especially to the indigenous ✌ Adyga wey wey!!

[@Patlichan]

Adyghe wey wey

[@andrewtully3622]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZa0fppoopicbZY

[@山青文]

You, like the Ossetians, are descendants of the Romans who founded the Roman Empire. The people who built the Roman Empire were not Latins, but the ancestors of your people and the Ossetians.

[@山青文]

If you want to find evidence that your ancestors were Romans, your only way is to read history books written by ancient Chinese court historians. The ancient Chinese did not name this country the Roman Empire, but Daqin, because the civil servants and people living in the empire looked like Chinese, so they called it by the name of the Chinese dynasty, the State of Qin.

[@山青文]

The male Y-chromosome G haplogroup is the oldest Roman gene, while the Latin gene is J2, R1b and E3b. Later, when the Roman Empire fell, the barbaric Latins from the northwest took the opportunity to go south and capture Constantinople. Some of the Romans defeated by the Latins fled to Iran and Iraq, and some fled to the Caucasus Mountains by boat in the Black Sea. You can compare the difference between Y-chromosome G haplogroup and Y-chromosome J2 haplogroup. Gene G is not only distributed around the Middle East and the Mediterranean, but also in southern India, Sri Lanka, Java Island and the Strait of Malacca. The Romans representing Gene G once controlled the entire Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. Chinese history books also wrote that after the Silk Road on the land was broken, the Roman Empire was still able to come to China to provide tribute from the Silk Road on the sea. On the other hand, after the Latins became the Romans, it was the Byzantine Empire that later declined. Not only was it a subject of the Arab Empire, but also a subject of the Ottoman Turk Empire.

[@Ozgur72]

My grandparents were albanian, georgian and circassian muslims who were forced to immigrate to anatolia in the 19th and early 20th century. Here I am, an ethnogenetic soup of a collapsing empire.

[@JustChillingNahhhhMean]

Empire?

[@Ozgur72]

@@JustChillingNahhhhMean ottoman empire

[@JustChillingNahhhhMean]

@@Ozgur72 collapsing empire... it's been collapsed for decades . What else to collapse?

[@Ozgur72]

@@JustChillingNahhhhMean It was collapsing, not collapsed thanks to the balance of power in europe. In the 19th century it still had most of the caucasia and balkans such as northern greece, albania, macedonia and circassia where my ancestors lived.

[@JustChillingNahhhhMean]

You said:" Here i am(...) collapsing empire." It's been collapsed since WW1, what empire? That's what I'm asking.

[@arjan5071]

They were slaughtered that is what happened to them. Never forget the circassian genocide.

[@radagoon1]

West will forget every genocide if its not armenian or jewish

[@puzzled012]

@@radagoon1 West does not give rats ass regarding Armenian genocide, on account of Turkey being valuable asset

[@yourmailishere]

@@puzzled012 It's literally the 2nd most known genocide

[@KenshinAlex7]

@@radagoon1 they really don’t give a shit about the Armenians, it’s when someone white or Jewish dies they freak out

[@andromeda4812]

And they're turkified as well when migrated to turkey,poor to them

[@ardaeramil9483]

Everyone talks about the armenian genocide but nobody mention what happened to muslims in siberia and the caucasus

[@momcilojabucilo9320]

I think because it's Caucasians and in west nobody cares about white ppl or Caucasians they only like to talk about victimhood of native Americans and black ppl.It doesn't fit their agenda to talk about genocide of some white people

[@beslanbusinesssolutionsbbs9259]

The Russian genocide and war in the 18 century aginst the Circassians was the worst thing happen ever to any nation while 90% of the remaining population was kicked out of their original lands in the North Caucasus.

[@kuroazrem5376]

This was a genocide few recognize.

[@sergiocorrea63]

Same as the Spaniards. When they Invade America, they kill almost 15 Millions Natives but, WHO TALKS ABOUT THAT???

[@vk6832]

@@sergiocorrea63 Literally everyone?

[@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761]

@@vk6832 except Latin Americans.

[@Yrkr785]

@@sergiocorrea63 that was mostly disease, the Spanish allied with thousands of natives to establish trade and colonies. Why would they out of no where and for no reason kill millions of natives when they wanted to get gold and spread Christianity

[@sergiocorrea63]

@@Yrkr785 well if Call the Power Guns Diseases, yes, if you call Force to work Diseases, if you call displacing diseases, if you call the Dog Diseases, YES, they Mostly Die from those DISEASES, and yes they was trying ( Spaniards) to get the Gold, and spray the Christian Religion, but the Gold was into the Mones and the one who get the GOLD and SILVER was the Slaves.

[@thehalalreviewer]

I actually once met a Jordanian guy of Circassian origin nice guy.

[@D_Marrenalv]

I believe you. I had Circassian neighbors from Syria. They were all very nice also, and a beautiful-looking family.

[@Mr.ZooYYa]

You would be surprised how plenty of lebanese and syrians have caucasians ,turkics and slavic and armenian origins!

[@JustinianG]

What did he look like?

[@thehalalreviewer]

Jay Girgis Like an Albanian. I thought he was Albanian but he was speaking Arabic so then I talked to him in Arabic since I learned that years ago and he told me he is Circassian from Jordan but most people tell him he looks Albanian or Turkish.

[@thehalalreviewer]

MrImpossible96 Yeah the Royal guarda in Jordan are still Circassian!

[@johnallison4688]

I have only discovered your channel today and was fascinated by your posting. Until now my knowledge of the Circassian people was limited to vague references to the Caucuses. I have now looked at several other postings showing the culture of this elegant group and can only admire the tenacity they have exhibited in maintaining their traditions after enduring centuries of upheaval.

[@georgekrivosic5094]

God bless the survivors of these terrible events, no nation deserves to be wiped out. I am ashamed of humanity.

[@Autodidact_Polymath]

Thank you so much for your video. The tragedy of the Circassian people is the least known chapter in a list of colonial genocides of the 19th century. This nation deserves for his story to be told to the world.

[@azizsiddiqui6174]

Any comment about the Circassian genocide in Wikipedia is immediately removed by the Russian editors.

[@waterheaterservices]

We must have Party Approved Correct Thinking and Comments.

[@YakoubBouyahji]

I am from syria and circassians are one of the best people in the country, they are very secular, peaceful, faithful people. They dance very well and they like to talk and to teach people about their culture and heritage. They are very blonde hahahahaha and they have distinctive not very commun names

[@omnacky]

They definitely dance well, but secular means non-religious (if I'm not mistaken as a native english speaker) so maybe that's not what you meant to say before saying that they're faithful

[@YakoubBouyahji]

@@omnacky well of my small knowledge I don’t believe they are as religious as some other Muslim communities. For instance, I think rarely women wear a head scarf for example.

[@sosrukocircassia5291]

@@YakoubBouyahji It is true what you said, we are Muslims, but Radicalism is never accepted in the Circassian society. We have adopted a more secular lifestyle. Because that was our culture before we became Muslims. We have a culture where gender equality is accepted and women are much more free than in the Islamic geography. I have to admit that we are secular according to the geography of Turkey we live in. I witnessed some Circassians being accused of not being religious. Anyway. Everyone is happy :)

[@zamzamkhan759]

@@YakoubBouyahji just because a Muslim woman doesn't wear a headscarf, doesn't mean she's not religious. The headscarf is just 1 percent of Islam. Islam includes thousands of other things. Just because someone isn't following one percent, it doesn't mean they are not Muslim or religious anymore. A woman who wears a headscarf could also be smoking and drinking alcohol. Would she still be seen as religious, just because she wears a headscarf? In my home country, all sex-workers wear the hijab, so would you equate those sex-workers as being extremely good religious Muslims? "Religious" is a very vague term which doesn't really mean anything. Every single Muslim on the planet follows some part of Islam, and not another and that's okay, they are still Muslims and we love and appreciate them all, and don't judge or call them non-religious. And let's not forget that hijab is a concept, not a piece of cloth on your head. it literally means a barrier, i.e. to dress and behave in such a way that men or women aren't attracted to you lustfully. There is hijab for men and women too, and the first form of hijab is not to stare lustfully at the opposite sex and keep your gaze lowered. Judging others and segregating them into "religious" and "non-religious" or "headscarf wearing" or "not headscarf wearing" isn't a part of Islam, and it is actually Haram. So if you judge a Muslim and call them non-religious, it's actually you who are non-religious because taunting and pointing fingers and judging is not a part of Islam either. It is incorrect to think Islam lies only in clothes. Islam is much more than that, but unfortunately the West has made the headscarf synonymous with being a Muslim or religious, and not wearing a headscarf with being synonymous with non-religious or liberal. It's really sad and also quite incorrect.

[@YakoubBouyahji]

@@zamzamkhan759 I agree with you. I just say it out of habit but it’s true that headscarf is not a synonym for religious or not

[@NatSocCosby]

Russia's expansion into the Caucuses has been a tragedy for these countries. It's not being talked about much in the mainstream narrative.

[@Circassiangurl2002]

Because 97% of the population was wiped out.

[@NatSocCosby]

@@Circassiangurl2002 That's why it is a tragedy. Everyone attacks the British, The Germans and so on but never the Ottomans, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russians and the deeds they conducted themselves in.

[@Circassiangurl2002]

@@NatSocCosby I know right it is disgusting.

[@tetfol3315]

Interesting topic would be - christians in Caucasus except Armenians and Georgians and - christian Tatar and Turkic groups.

[@edmundr2167]

Is there such a thing? Sounds fascinating ☺️

[@tetfol3315]

@@edmundr2167 Yeah, for example Gagauz people are of turkic origin but most are orthodox christians, same with Chuvash people.

[@stlouisix3]

@@tetfol3315 we have many Turkic Christian tribes

[@sara_s_]

@@stlouisix3 not all Turks are Turkish or Muslim. That's a common misconception.

[@Ralf5595]

The antique armenians are not modern armenian. The modern armenians called Hai Bosha and modern armenia called by them as "Hayastan".

[@mikem6468]

In Iran, some people have some Circassian origins without knowing it, as slaves and prisoners of wars were often released and married. Circassians were once considered the most beautiful people in this era of Persia.

[@rowanmelton7643]

@Modu Laoshang Oh come off it. You think these ideas of "white supremacy" and subconscious bias making white features deemed more attractive existed back then?

[@rsoldier7829]

The great grandfather of Boris Johnson is a Circassian Turk btw

[@nikeimizhongtomasch1880]

You are either a turk or circassian, there is no grey area

[@amineel6237]

@@nikeimizhongtomasch1880 turk is not turkic, turks are from multi ethnic origins but speak turkish. it originates from islamic culture which is based on multi ethnicity aslong as they share the religion.

[@kayser1722]

@@amineel6237 turkish is part of turkic Thats a pathetic way of thinking.

[@emrebayram1778]

@@amineel6237 wtf. Stop false information spread. Turks originated from Central Asian Nomadic tribes, not Islamic things

[@timaf2532]

Circassians are not Turkic

[@teresabillings8378]

Eureka! I've been searching the internet for more than a year to learn about the Circassians. I love their dances which is what drew me to learn more. Thank you for the history lesson. I understand there is a community of Circassians in New Jersey. I hope they are teaching their children about their heritage. I noticed that the people don't smile much, until they play music and dance. Then they seem filled with joy. I think that's why I'm so drawn to their dance videos. My next piece of education will be wedding ceremonies. Also, very beautiful and also very somber. In my family, when there is a marriage, it is expanding the family, merging the two families together. It seems as if it is different in Circassian culture. The brides are sad because they are leaving their family to join the groom's family. I'll have to subscribe in case you address this custom.

[@spooknut8625]

This silly willy dude really used said " Eureka! ". you made me giggle thanks.

[@balkadamvekadnailesi1389]

As someone who has a circassian heritage, seeing this brought to day light is nice to see.Much appreciation to your endeavours from Turkey!

[@EasternRomeOrthodoxy]

🤺☦🇷🇺You Circassians and Meskheti Georgians are the Aramean race, Mesha

[@CarmellaMulroy]

The coolest thing about the circassians was the way they dressed.

[@richi46]

I am a Circassian, I live in my native land and I want an independent state.

[@АлександрШляпик-н3б]

А жовто-блакитный флаг зачем в ник поставил

[@richi46]

@@АлександрШляпик-н3б захотелось

[@АлександрШляпик-н3б]

А native circassian который wan pt an independent state случаем не Тарасик, уадыгэмэ, адыгэбзэкlэ зыгуэр къызжеlэ

[@vladtheimpaler5454]

You are welcome to try

[@АлександрШляпик-н3б]

@@vladtheimpaler5454 welcome to try what?

[@missthing5842]

Yessss, is it coincidence that I have been listening to North Caucasus, Circassian music for 2 days prior to this. It was a sign 😂

[@anti-singularity3307]

Concerning Circassian, This is not quite true. Read "How it was in Reality" from of Anatoly Fomenko. Please consider adding "The New Chronology" unto your History processing. You do not have to agree for 100% with Fomenko to know more about the reality of Horde ataman 2 headed eagle empire, with Czar Grad and Moskou as capitals.

[@missthing5842]

@@anti-singularity3307 Wtf are you on about?

[@Circassiangurl2002]

My dad's side are Apswas mixed with Georgian, Turkish and Circassian. My great x3 grandfather died while fighting in the Russo-Circassian War against the Ruzzians. This is one of my favorite videos.

[@desislavivanov6003]

Great video,keep it up man. Here are some ideas fro future videos -Genetics of the Ainu/jomons -Indo European migrations -Genetics of the Ancient North Eurasians -History and genetics of the proto uralic people

[@gordonc2377]

Very informative video, thank you. To me the Caucasus is an interesting part of our vast world. My heart goes out to the survivors who’s ancestors suffered through genocide, famine, wars and being forced out of their lands. And thank you to all of you Circassians who keep your traditions, music, dances alive.

[@elsakristina2689]

I can't remember her name other than Aïsé, but in the 1690s there was a Circassian girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery by the Ottomans when she was only four. She ended up in France and became a noblewoman and her correspondence with a friend was published.

[@Nomadicenjoyerplus]

Circassian in France? Lol

[@Nafabaje]

​@@Nomadicenjoyerplus Не удивительно что вы ржоте ведь только лошади могут ржать. Да простят меня благородные лошади которые лучше таких людей как вы.

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

Good luck from those who try to learn Circassian, 40 consonants are not that easy

[@Patlichan]

thanks

[@gheorghitaalsunculitei9146]

*for (i hate autocorrection)

[@belstar1128]

Its also hard because nobody uses the language anymore so you never get to practise.

[@minauran6152]

What dialect are you studying?

[@Patlichan]

@@minauran6152 Adygea dialect

[@mangoman9989]

The world when Russia commits a genocide killing and expelling 1,500,000 Circassian Muslims: 😂 The world when later the Ottoman Empire commits a genocide killing and expelling 1,500,000 Christian Armenians: 😭

[@Szymek1243]

When you write the world do you mean the west? Because as far as I know, it was the west that wanted to remove the Ottoman empire from the world maps and the Turks carried out the Armenian genocide at that very time. Additionally, Islam is the enemy of the west so I don't know what is strange about westerners preferring Armenians to Muslims.

[@Katze400]

@@Szymek1243 "I don't know what is strange about westerners preferring Armenians to Muslims" that you horse sons are hypocrites and moral parasites and you just proved it, there

[@Szymek1243]

@@Katze400 ok boomer

[@Circassiangurl2002]

Yeah unfortunately.

[@dana2972]

thanks for covering this topic! im a circassian living in australia :)

[@PeopleOfAr]

Empires often have this effect on native cultures. I’m an Armenian from Abkhazia, my ancestors fled the Ottoman prosecution of Armenian and found home among the Circassians, while many Circassians had to flee the opposite direction. Respect to all the native nations, say no to empires!

[@dontknow9316]

and everyone should go to their homeland

[@krisavapine]

@@dontknow9316 Nobody really has a homeland, we all migrated from somewhere else at some point.

[@alexmos9129]

It's ideal world . Hope to god protect all of us against strong evil empires.

[@sontatanga54]

And im an Abkhazian from Turkey just as you said we flee the opposite direction from Russian genocide and found home at Ottoman Empire

[@turk1640]

Why don't the Circassians, who were expelled from their country by the Russians, do not eat fish, May 21, 1864? They had been forcibly plucked, crushed by hunger and disease in the ships they were forcibly loaded, and had to throw their dead into the Black Sea without a shroud. You know, that's why Circassians don't eat fish. Because the dead bodies of their loved ones are food for fish in the Black Sea.

[@Circassiangurl2002]

​@justaperson2533 Irish people are whiter

[@APchemistrycourse]

what a great video and I just wanted to add that the Circassian language is pure and has no roots and also has no Indo-European roots meaning that it is not taken from any other languages and that the Circassian Ethnicity is pure and isn't a mix of different countries. SO pure inhibitors of the Caucasus

[@gossipgoz]

Hi! +1 Abzekh Circassian who was born and raised in Türkiye. We have our own village only Circassians living in and everyone speaks the tongue, my grandpa moved to the city center and did not teach me or even his kids the language. I have the complete look of a Circassian woman but cannot speak the language and never seen my true homeland… hopefully one day…

[@gossipgoz]

@Xexes and shame on you :) it seems like daddy or mommy issues… some therapy may help.

[@gossipgoz]

@Xexes your IQ and EQ speak for themselves… Please take your negative energy with you and leave my beautiful comment. Just delete your stuff and book your therapy session. Bye

[@NizhnyBall]

Do you want to visit Adyghea?

[@Nafabaje]

Если есть желание выучить, то это вполне возможно благодаря Utub. Есть много бесплатных курсов изучения языка. Хочу предупредить что изучение этого языка является сложным, но надеюсь настойчивость и гены помогут.

[@gatbos]

Did the armenians play any part in all of this? I mean, its known they always sided with russia

[@WARLORDDOM]

They sided with Russians because that was there only hope

[@сабер-в8с]

Es

[@neekonsaadat2532]

Thank you for this! I have been obsessing over the cherkess people for months now, I'm glad you took a look at them. Maybe take a look at Dagestani ethnolinguistic groups next?

[@Ren-Sousanz]

Thanks for this. Really interesting knowing and learning about other cultures around the world. Greetings from México to all Circassians. 🍀👍

[@ibrahimgamal5542]

I always have the same question! Because circassians played a big role in Egypt middle ages and modern histroy. There is a whole era in the Egyptian history called the state of circassian Mamluks

[@suhan8382]

My name is Suhan my Circassian sir name is Janqat I'm Abdzakh from Adygea born and live in Turkey.My fathers ancestors from Maykop my mothers ancestors from Kuban.Our ancestors had to move to Ottoman Empire because of first Russian invasion.We like Turkish people and they like us.We have fought against invaders at Turkish war for independence.There were Kafkas calvary division on independence war.They often call us Kafkas.Some of our relatives came and found us at Turkey and they called us to come back to Adyga but we cannot live on Russian ruled land.We are fine here.Maybe one day I will go and visit.Not even quarter of that green area exists today.Turkey is full of refugees from many other ethnicities.Turkey is a sanctuary for those has nowhere to go.🇹🇷🙏♥️.Best wishes for all Circassians Greatest horse riders of the world.

[@Mrkva22296]

Im Slovak and I fully support independent Circassia on the stolen Russian territory.

[@181ld7]

Same from Albania

[@alexstorm2749]

@@181ld7 Kosovo is Serbia! 🇷🇸

[@181ld7]

@@alexstorm2749 Nope, Kosovo is historically and ethnically Albanian land.

[@alexstorm2749]

@@181ld7 Kosovo is historically and ethnically Serbian land. And Albania is a sh**hole nobody knows about.

[@181ld7]

@@alexstorm2749 Ok buddy

[@sykes2698]

Ideas: -Levantines and alawites -Hellenic Romans -Arab descended south Asians and Persians -clarification of mycaeneans, Pontic Greeks, and Minoans -difference in gene pool of Englishmen, and Americans of early English settler descent.

[@vtron9832]

Laith AlDahshan Bani Hashim that last one is a very good idea.

[@hafizfirliansyah7784]

At Point 3rd you mean Those Arabs(Semitic)had Indo-Aryan/Iranic Bloods it'll be interesting but you'd also Mentioned it Too with Dravidian Peoples,where The Muslims form The Largest Religion Population in South Region Of Subcontinent.

[@WilliamMohamad-uv5fi]

Add alawites in lebanon/syria pls!

[@Pontus-dz2xh]

add Pontic Greeks pls

[@christofferraby4712]

Many Levantine middle eastern and Egyptians carry Circassian ancestry because Circassians were one of the main populations sold as slaves to middle easterners and Egyptians from the middle ages till as late as the Ottoman Empire. As slaves in the majority of countries.... slaves were given the names of the local Arabic speaking populations and once they were freed from slavery or bought their freedom they were Arabized and became members of the local population and intermarried with them. There was a time in Egypt's history when there were many Circassian male slaves trained as soldiers and became members of the famous 'Mamluke Dynasty' that ruled Egypt and parts of the Levant during the middle ages. The Mamelukes became so powerful that they over took Egypt at one time. In that time the land was known as 'Dawlat Al Jarakisa' ( State of the Circassians'

[@colonelsmith7829]

the circassian are quite an intriguing group of people. they're cousins to the chechens, dagestanis, ingush, avar, bats, kist. the circassians have quite tragic story. they were genocided and forcibly deported by the russian empire under 'catherine the great' (more like catherine the terrible) between 1864 and 1867 and the russian empire made a deal with the ottomans to place them into ottoman territory. 1.5 million were murdered by russia, and hundreds of thousands expelled. the circassians made their new homes in modern day turkey, syria, jordan, lebanon, israel, egypt, iran, etc. however, the circassians are well known in turkey, jordan, and syria best. where larger communities exist. where as the rest are in smaller numbers or people with circassian ancestry assimilated into the general populace

[@georgiannationalist1719]

My Cricessian brothers 🇬🇪✊ we are with y'all

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Especially in the second half of the nineteenth century, the number of Circassian slaves imported from the Caucasus to Istanbul actually increased, due to the forced migration of the Caucasian population that was under threat by the Russian state.57 The sale of children was widespread among the Circassians, mosty among those who already belonged to the slave class.

[@yogatonga7529]

What on Earth happened to the Scythians?

[@jamier65551]

Killed off

[@ravenalbj]

Basarabians of today are the former Skits.

[@someopinion2846]

Genghiz Khan happened to all the Iranian peoples of steppe. Their place was then taken by Turkic peoples.

[@jabujolly9020]

They became Slavs.

[@peterp.9327]

Currently writing a BA thesis which touches on the subjects in some parts. They basically lost dominance over the steppes to the Sarmatians, though they hung on on Crimea for a few centuries longer where they hellenized further. Then they were conquered by the Pontic kingdom, which became a vassal state of the Roman empire. At this point they started intermixing quite heavily with Greek and Taurian (native crimean people). Goths, Huns, Turks and Slavs would later on conquer the region one after the other until the last traces of Scythian culture were gone, with the only things left behind being some dna strands in the current Ukranian and South Russian populations, as well as quite a lot of weapons, armor and golden artifacts of the animal style in their imposing burial mounds, and of course their historic legacy which was ensured by the writings of ancient Greek and Romans who were fascinated by the simple pastoral and vicious warrior nomad culture (sort of how many people find the huns and mongols pretty terrifying or fascinating depending on how far removed they are in time from them).

[@RMSnemesis]

Yes yes YEAAAAAAAAH!!!! OMFG I LOVE YOU FINALLY IT BEEN YEARS REQUESTING CIRCASSIA

[@Euzuner41]

there is 1-2 million circassian in Turkey peace as a Georgian Turkish

[@buraksimsek7264]

No, 5/6 million. "Çerkesler gibi ilk başta şuraya buraya dağıtılmış, sonradan da kentleşmeden dolayı bir kez daha dağılmış bir halkın bir okulda bir sınıf oluşturması olanaksız. Çerkeslerin en büyük diasporası Türkiye'dir ve yaklaşık 6-7 milyon Çerkes'in yaşadığı tahmin ediliyor ancak pozitif ayrımcılık yapılmazsa yok olacağız. Birkaç kuşak sonra ana dilini konuşabilen Çerkesler kalmayacak.

[@spikespiegel14]

@@buraksimsek7264 There aren't 5-6 million for sure and even 3 million seems exegerated due to the assimilation of caucasians in turkey

[@buraksimsek7264]

@@spikespiegel14 That's what sources say. Your opinion doesn't change that. Just because we dont talk about it doesnt mean that we don't exist.

[@buraksimsek7264]

@@spikespiegel14 Being assimilated doesnt mean that we forgot our identity and history. We know that we are Çerkes but we dont speak the language anymore and dont express our culture most of the time. Except for the elders. That doesnt change the fact that there are 5/6 million of us.

[@spikespiegel14]

@@buraksimsek7264 Being assimilated literally means that you forgot your identity for a foreign one it's a fact so you can't say they are circassians especially if they are mixed people. What is your source for the 5-6 million circassians in turkey? Wikipedia shows 2-3 million

[@Joesteroven]

My wife recently found out she was of Galician ancestry. Not of the Spanish grouping but of the kingdom of Galicia in the Carpathian Mountains. I’d love to hear any info you have on these people. All we know is that they speak or spoke a unique dialect of a Slavic language call Rusyn and haven’t been exactly treated well by occupying nations.

[@jazura2]

Galicia is Eastern Ukraine. Capital Lvov or in Ukrainian Lviv

[@jazura2]

Galicia in Ukraine is pronounced Galitzia

[@spaliverpool71]

I was born a Galego

[@jazura2]

@@spaliverpool71 I know the area (and the wine!)

[@spaliverpool71]

@@jazura2 WoW. But I am a rare specimen of a Galego. Tall, blue eyes, skin as pale as milk, sharp features, was born so blond my hair looked almost white. They thought I was from Galitzia more like Ha Ha Ha

[@R005t3r]

Wow the Russians.......what can I say. Nothing has changed.

[@vladtheimpaler5454]

They are based

[@nourqanbashoqah1539]

I’m a proud circassian finally someone’s talking about our history❤️adiga wey wey

[@nart1395]

There are circassians in israel that still speak the languge as main languge and preserved the culture as well to the degree that they were still practicing the pagan retual of the rain godess but it was stoped in the late 90's for various reasons,and the circassains are very patrotic and consder themselves as circassian first before the relgion

[@malachi5813]

I just heard from someone that Da Vinci's Mother might have been Circassian

[@f.n8581]

No that’s nonsense

[@akaking7499]

The evil that Russia brought apon Caucasians should never be forgotten! Sadly only south Caucasians managed to gain independence but we are still tormented and divided by Russian influence. Only by freeing and uniting all of caucasus as equal and proud nations will we ever find peace in between 2 worlds. Our enemies divide and conquer us by our petty differences, until we let them there will never be an end to this! Love from georgia

[@milanvitu3963]

If Russia didnt conquered the caucasians it would be today divided between Iran and turkey... and the faith of freedom would be the same

[@akaking7499]

@@milanvitu3963 no. ottomans in the later years were a failing empire, so was Persia. caucasus, if united (and there were many many attempts) had enough power to resist both Russian empire and middle eastern powers. maybe even the deals with germany, france and england would've worked out much better. they did try to oppose russia in Crimean wars. in the end caucasus had been at war with the middle east for thousands of years, few more years wouldn't have mattered.

[@ИванКулаков-с3п]

But Georgia still exists because Russia defended it from turks It's sad to hear that othodox brothers remember only sad pages or even fakes that doesn't fit them at all

[@akaking7499]

@Audio Sugar native to slavic people?! Are you kidding me! Where do you get such ridiculous ideas? Pre slavic people? You mean the Arians that lived in the caspian step 5 000 years ago?! By that logic all indo Europeans are north Caucasian.

[@akaking7499]

@Audio Sugar circassians are their own people, and Slavs are completely different group. Russia invaded because they were imperialists and wanted more land.

[@alinakarakotova2534]

The title is misleading, it sounds as if Circassians disappeared. But we didn’t.

[@muslimproudtobe]

most have you have no culture after ata turk wiped out the ones who settled in turkey.

[@Patlichan]

There were mistakes in this video, but overall it's great, thanks for doing this. I'm Circassian.

[@Peristerygr]

Αctually that is Mason's standart title when talking about peoples or groups of people that the average american has little or no idea of if the said people group still exist and what is their situation now.

[@alinakarakotova2534]

muslimproudtobe well i am turkic circassian, so your comment makes no sense. And use google, please. Circassians live in Caucasus and have one of the brightest cultures in Russia

[@Patlichan]

@@alinakarakotova2534 What the hell is a Turkic Circassian

[@bigjavo36]

I have been curious about this people group since I found out I have some Circassian ancestors. I never even heard of them till my dna genealogy results.

[@leea.9040]

where are you from

[@sykes2698]

Weird, I’ve done 7 Dna ancestry tests, and none have a marker for “Circassian”. All had a “Turkish and caucuses” which could be tens and maybe hundreds of different ethnic groups. How did you come about on knowing it’s Circassian specifically?

[@bigjavo36]

lee A. I’m from America.

[@bigjavo36]

Laith AlDahshan Bani Hashim I took part of a free genealogy study program from Michigan university among the result was that I have 5.36% adygei ancestry

[@sykes2698]

@@bigjavo36 wow that’s actually interesting

[@Bit-while_going]

It really pays to know your past, if you could ever know your future. Otherwise your gonna be throwing the dice a lot. I know I am.

[@linstantintello]

I recommend the book A New Homeland - The Massacre of The Circassians, Their Exodus To The Ottoman Empire and Their Place In Modern Turkey by Fabio Grassi. Very interesting read, and also quite up to date as it was published in 2018

[@Ostserd]

Художественный фильм нужен основанный на реальных событиях о том как Российская Империя завоевала Черкесию ,нужно чтобы сняли фильм известнейшие люди, чтобы привлечь внимание к фильму, люди должны знать правду

[@greigis]

Да, и надо начать его с варварских набегов черкесов на русские станницы

[@sergii2945]

Thank you for such interesting information about Circassians people unknown for me previously. It is interesting if this people has any kindred with my nation - Ukrainians? As I know, my people in 15-17 centuries was also called as Circasses. That is why in Ukraine there are cities and villages with similar names Cherkassy, Cherkaske, etc., and they are located far away from Caucasus.

[@RMSnemesis]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nprKf2qXh8egb6M Hope this help you understand the ridiculous similarities between us Circassians and you

[@olexandrelevchenko900]

@@RMSnemesis I am from mentioned Poltava region, if you looks closely on the appearance of the locals you'll understand that chercessian descendants are still here☺

[@RMSnemesis]

@@olexandrelevchenko900 wow! Didn't know that! I really hope I can one day visit this Circassian Ukrainian community one day

[@richardhamilton2344]

What happened to Circassia?! Same what happened with armenians, greeks, assyrians, chechens, american natives and many other nations, ethnicities and states... russia took the land turkey took people? No, there is a much better and accurate definition: ethnical cleansing of the entire region from not loyal peoples...

[@sakyd]

Greeks only go greek and Armenian only exile syria not genocide.

[@RMSnemesis]

@@sakyd sure... recognize the Circassian Genocide recognize the Armenian Genocide

[@sakyd]

@@RMSnemesis Russia was make Circassians genocide.

[@ooooo11122]

@@RMSnemesis not circassian but caucasian would be better since it was not only circassians but bunch of other communities too

[@RMSnemesis]

@@ooooo11122 the Circassian Genocide refers to the mass killing and deportation of the Circassian "Adyghe" nation and other groups, namely Abkhazians, why "Circassian"? Because the death toll was more than 1.5 million casualties, please search for the demonstration and you'll find "Chechen, Ossitian, Abkhazian" flags waving along with the Circassian flag

[@Yevjer]

My grandmother was Turkish and 1/4 Circassian. Her Circassian Family came to Egypt as Refugees while the men of the family returned to fight the Russians in the war.

[@TeymurKhan571]

@All Knowing 369 Are you serious, lmfao?

[@puzzled012]

hate to break it to you but returning to fight the Russians is kind of an euphemism for Armenian genocide.. but it is your family tell yourself nice stories. they are dead and you do not think killing Christians is bad anyway.

[@Yevjer]

@@puzzled012 the Circassian genocide happened in the mid to late 1800s by Russians while the Armenian genocide happened in the early 1900’s by Turks. the events were half a century apart so I don’t know how saying that the male Circassians in my distant family return and most likely were murdered at the hands of Russians is a euphemism for the Armenian genocide. The only relationship the two events had were that they were genocides against ethnic minorities in the generally the same area. The story I know is about survivors of a genocide heading to Egypt and marrying into my Turkish side while the men went to defend their homeland against Russian expansion. If people compare or deny or downplay the events by using the other then I was not aware.

[@egyptianboi305]

@All Knowing 369 nice fantasy when did you write it.

[@egyptianboi305]

@All Knowing 369 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Now I understand why Serbia hates you.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

I think this video is too scilent.

[@nikolas9105]

agreed, normally i don't have to put my volume this high

[@nikolas9105]

@Seán Jared yep lmao

[@MrCurlz]

6:03 - in case of eastern slavs identity is more like a choice thing - there is distinct russian slav last names (-ov/-ova, -ev/-eva) and distinct ukranian ones (-ko/-yuk), however plenty of russian has ukranian last name and plenty of ukranians, well, russian :>

[@dontknow9316]

Ko, yuk, chuk its Circassians endings, what do they mean Son.

[@romankuchevskiy250]

@@dontknow9316 it’s Slavic endings

[@luli8620]

I’m ingush, so thank you for at least mentioning us.😅 Everyone knows who chechens are, (apparently because of the war), but not every russian is even aware that we exist. However, we share the same culture with chechens, and actually most of us consider chechen and ingush people to be one nation.

[@burn_out]

We are Vaynakh

[@copeenthuisiast5453]

We all share the same blood brother

[@Llloame]

Chechens and Ingush are sibling nations with few historical-religious and cultural differences. Today the only difference is language and nothing much else.

[@farizkeren5730]

Chechens and Ingush is like Indonesian Malay and Malaysian

[@SIRLASEDARCHI]

@@Llloame Even our language is the (( SAME )) the only difference is the (( accent )) nothing else.

[@colorblind487]

Do a video about Somalia and it’s history please

[@egyptianboi305]

stop stealing our history somaila!!!

[@imperator692]

@@egyptianboi305 What are you talking about lol

[@betttrbeth]

I immediately thought of Circadian rhythm. I’m going to look it up. I think the best videos are ones that inspire people to do more research.

[@mettinkaytaz6106]

Fun Fact Most Ottoman Sultan's Mothers were of Circassian heritage. Circassian Women were famed for their stunning beauty in Ottoman times, so much so that there was a concept called Circassian beauties.

[@mettinkaytaz6106]

@DOOMER The Turks & The Russians fought for Supremacy in places like Circassia / Abkhazia / The Caucasian Mountains ⛰. Establishing ties was the smart move from both the Osmans & Romanovs both.

[@mettinkaytaz6106]

@DOOMER Yeah I used words like fought for & was - past tense. Read the Words written.

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Love Circassians from Turkey, 2 million circassians are living in our country.

[@notsoturtle5315]

Only 150k

[@buraksimsek7264]

Im Circassian and Turkish. There is more than 2 million of us, around 5M. Although most of us as are now mixed.

[@ahmadfrhan5265]

@@notsoturtle5315 far more than that

[@buraksimsek7264]

@A O Yes, you can google "Çerkes köyleri". There are many in Sivas. Your grandparents should know.

[@buraksimsek7264]

@THFC All The Way Yes you can, but they look similar to Abkhasians and other Caucasian natives. But you can definitely tell if you are from Turkey.

[@NorthPoleSun]

Can you do a video on the people of the First Nations in Canada? Great video btw. I was always very interested in the Circassians, along with the Abkhazians.

[@jael3177]

Abkhazians aren't Circassians.

[@islamtoghuj]

@@jael3177 his comment didn't indicate that they are

[@Nafabaje]

​@@jael3177 Они входят в одну языковую группу.

[@rentoquando5249]

Russia destroyed our land,culture and state! One of the finest people and cultere in the world destroyed by Russia! Now we live around the world and trying to survive our identity! Thanks for making this video

[@olgasokur3094]

Я кабардинка ( черкешенка ) , мечтаю дожить до тех времён, когда моя многострадальная, любимая ЧЕРКЕСИЯ обретёт свободу!💚💚💚

[@vasaviahett482]

Нам ответят - «мечтать не вредно « МЫ САМИ ДОЛЖНЫ БОРОТЬСЯ ЗА НАШУ НЕЗАВИСИМОСТЬ ! Все и женщины и дети и мужчины и старики все без исключения НАС ХОТЯТ АЗИАТЫ ЗАКРЫТЬ НАВСЕГДА ЧЕРЕЗ РЕЛИГИЮ КОТОРОЙ НЕТ ЕСТЬ ОДИН БОГ А ВЕРЫ ЭТО КОМУ КАК НРАВИТСЯ !!!! Выдумали ВОЕННУЮ ДОКТРИНУ МУСУЛЬМАНСТВО И ДАВЯТ НА ТОМ АДЫГИ ДЕМОКРАТИЧЕСКИЙ СТРОЙ И ПОРЯДОК ГУМАНИЗМ !! Только это спасёт древнейшую культуру Кавказа ЧЕРКЕСОВ ХАЗАРЫ ТУРКИ ИРАН НАСТУПАЮТ НА ПЯТКИ КОЧЕВНИКИ ОПЕРЕЖАЮТ ПОКА ЖЕНЩИНЫ АДЫГКИ НЕ ПРОСНУТЬСЯ И НЕ БУДУТ БОРОТЬСЯ НИЧЕГО НЕ ПОЛУЧИТЬСЯ БАСМАЧИ МУСУЛЬМАНЕ СПЕЦИАЛЬНО НАШИХ МУЖЧИН ПОСАДИЛИ НА ЭТИ СЕКТЫ ЧТО БЫ ПОКОРИТЬ И САМИМ ЗАБРАТЬ КАВКАЗ НАША ВЕРА И И МОТИВАЦИЯ АЛЫГЭ ХАБЗЭ И НЕ ИМЕЕТ РАЗЛИЧИЯ ЖЕНЩИН И МУЖЧИН МЫ НЕ АЗИАТЫ МЫ ОТНОСИМСЯ К ЕВРОПЕЙЦАМ И ЗАКОНЫ НАШ ДЕВИЗ ГУМАНИЗМ

[@Seramag-nr9om]

​Узахуэщ,, ди жьэкlацэ кьагьэделахьэм ар кьагурыlуам арат. Мыжьыкьым кьелар хьэрыпыжьым ихьыжынущ зыкьамыщlэжым, кьэмыушым. Тхьэм гущlэгьу кьытхуищl ди адыгэ льэпкьым🤲

[@TheTactical0]

Iam a charcasian and I want to say thank you for this video our history must not be forgotten

[@CanadianEejit]

A vid on Irish genetics/migration would be super cool. Celts, migration from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and especially about pre Indo Euro inhabitants and their relation to ancient Iberian peoples

[@mille5913]

Thank you ever sooooo much for this video 🙏🏼 much love from Circassia ❤️

[@SuperYAS111]

The Caucasus region is so diverse with so many people and different religions and languages such great diversity

[@ywoisug8845]

Diversity is never a good thing idk why it is consider as a positive

[@gutss8608]

@@ywoisug8845 because of the globalist communists that run the world now

[@SuperYAS111]

People who don’t believe in diversity and inclusive society are those that are racist or have prejudice towards others no offence but diversity is what enriches society and shows different people can get along this is how the USA was built too just imagine if you get rid of the borders we are a one global community if you don’t have any diversity or connection to the outside world your isolated from the rest of the world and other people just even learning about different cultures etc can make a huge difference

[@gutss8608]

@@SuperYAS111 diversity doesn’t work. Not even within Africa people likes the enriching diversity. See Sudan/Rwanda/zimbabwe/South Africa. And offcourse tons of examples outside of Africa.

[@gutss8608]

@@SuperYAS111 there are still massive racial tensions in US who are you kidding?

[@bordoenes6217]

Most of them still live and thrive in Turkey, although they are mostly assimilated into Turkish society they still retain pride in their heritage and history.

[@yumani_]

Onlar zaten türk

[@sontatanga54]

@@yumani_ değil

[@arolemaprarath3248]

@@sontatanga54 Are you a Muslim?

[@sontatanga54]

@@arolemaprarath3248 yes

[@arolemaprarath3248]

@@sontatanga54 But Tengrism is your ancestral faith

[@vtron9832]

Out of the three Caucasian language families (the others being northeast Caucasian and kartvelian), I think that northwest Caucasian is the most mysterious.

[@brucefleming208]

Agreed. The combination of the consonant inventory and polysynthetic structure are reminiscent of native American languages, such as Salishan. The grammatical summary of Kabardian by Ranko Matasovic is very good if you haven't seen it. www.circassianworld.com/pdf/A_Grammar_of_East_Circassian_Kabardian.pdf