Battle of Kanzhal

Battle of Kanzhal
	Part of the Crimean–Circassian wars
Date	September 18, 1708
Location	Kanzhal, Circassia
Result	Circassian victory
Belligerents
Crimean Khanate Nogais; Kuban Circassians (defected); Ottoman Empire	Kabardia (East Circassia) Principality of Hatokhshoqo; Principality of Bekmirza;
Commanders and leaders
Qaplan I Giray (WIA); Sahib Giray (POW); Shirin Beg †; Mansur Beg †; Yurulshi Beg †; Jarik Beg †; Hajji Ali Agha; Safi Giray; Alegoth Pasha †; Murtaza Pasha (POW)	Kurgoqo Atajuq; Jabagh Qazanoqo; Tatarkhan Bekmurziniqo
Strength
44,000–52,000 troops 15,000; c. 26,000; 5,000 Kuban Circassians; 4,000–6,000; ; 6 heavy cannons;	7,300–12,000
Casualties and losses
30,000–40,000 11,000; Heavy; c. 30 survived; ; 100 mirzas killed; Majority destroyed; 5,000 survived; 10,000 horses seized	Unknown (5 according to Dimitrie Cantemir)

The Kanzhal War (Kabardian: Къэнжал зауэ; Crimean Tatar: Къанжал дженки) or Crimean-Circassian War of 1708 was military conflict in 1708 fought between Circassians led by Kurgoqo Atajuq and Crimean Khanate alongside its allies led by Qaplan I Giray, which resulted in Circassian victory. It played a big role in decreasing foreign influence in Circassia. In 2013, the Russian Academy of Sciences described the battle as "an important event in the history of Circassians". It was fought near the village of Bylym on the Baksan River.