Inal the Great

Inal the Blind
King of Circassia
Prince of Princes
The crown attributed to Inal
Grand Prince of All Circassia
ReignSee § Dating of Inal
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorVarious princes self-proclaim themselves
BornTaman, Zichia
DiedGrand Principality of Circassia
Burial
Unknown, allegedly Inal-Quba, Abkhazia or the Ispravnaya region, Karachay-Cherkessia
SpouseTwo wives, an unnamed Abkhaz Anchabadze princess & an unnamed Circassian noblewoman
IssueТэбылду (Tabuldu)
Беслъэн (Beslan)
КIэмрыгу/Темырыгу (Chemrug/Temrug)
Зан/Жанэ (Zan/Zhané)
Names
Full name:
Абдун-хан икъуэ Къэс икъуэ Аду-хан икъуэ Хъурыфэлъей икъуэ Инал Нэху (Abdun-xan yiqwə Qəs yiqwə Adu-xan yiqwə Xhurıfətley yiqwə Yinal Nəxw)
DynastyInalid
FatherХъурыфэлъей (Khurfatley)
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy (or Chalcedonian Christianity) syncretised with Khabzeism

Inal Nef (Adyghe: Инал Нэшъу; Kabardian: Инал Нэф, lit.'Inal the Blind') was the legendary Supreme Prince (King) of Circassia who unified all Circassians into one state. He led campaigns into several areas and expanded borders on all directions. Inal's descendants are narrated to have been the founders of princely dynasties within Circassian tribes, mainly Kabardia, Besleney, Temirgoy, Zhaney, and Hatuqay.