Ubykhia
Ubykhia ТIуахъы Убых Хэку Аубла | |||||||||
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| ?–1864 | |||||||||
Tamga of the House of Berzeg, one of the most influential clans of Ubykhia
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| Status | Member of the Circassian Confederation | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ubykh Circassian Abkhaz | ||||||||
| Religion | Circassian paganism Orthodox Christianity (c. 5th c.-17th c.) Catholic Church (c. 14th c.) Islam (18th c.-1864) | ||||||||
| Government | Military democracy Tribal confederation | ||||||||
• c. 16th c. | Dzepsh Kanshao | ||||||||
• c. 16th/17th c.-1823 | Saad-Girey Berzeg | ||||||||
• 1823-1846 | Ismail Berzeg | ||||||||
• 1846-1864 | Gerandiqo Berzeg | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||
• Established | ? | ||||||||
• Disestablished | May 21st, 1864 1864 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1864 | 25,000−30,000 | ||||||||
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Ubykhia (Ubykh: ТIуахъы; Убых Хэку; Аубла; Убыхия) was one of the historical regions of Circassia. It was inhabited by the Ubykh people, a Circassian tribe. It was a region located around Sochi. Ubykhia was ruled by the Berzeg and Dishan clans and elected elders, and was the last region to fall under Russian control during the Russo-Circassian War.