Hajji Janseid
Jansit Wuvzhuqo | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Жансит Увжыкъуэ |
| Born | c. 1760s |
| Died | 1843 |
| Allegiance | Kabardia (East Circassia) Circassian Confederation |
| Service years | c. 1770s-1843 |
| Conflicts | Russo-Circassian War |
| Children | At least 1 male child |
Hajji Janseid (Russian: Хаджи Джансеид) or Jansit Wuvzhuqo (Kabardian: Жансит Увжыкъуэ, Russian: Увжуко Жанситов), was a Circassian commander and nobleman who took part in the Russo-Circassian War. Most of the information about Janseid comes from a Russian officer Fedor Fedorovich Tornau, who was taken hostage by the Circassians between 1836 and 1838. In James Bell's book, he is mentioned as Hadji Jansit-okû. His name was Wuvzhuqo and surname Jansit.