Zichia
Kingdom of Zichia Адзыгъуей (Adyghe) | |||||||||||||
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| c. 100–c. 1500 | |||||||||||||
Map showing Zichia. | |||||||||||||
| Common languages | Circassian | ||||||||||||
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• c. 100s c. 400s c. 500s 668–960 c. 700s–800s c. 800s–900s c. 960s–1000s c. 1000s–1022 c. 1200s c. 1200s–1237 1237–1239 c. 1330s c. late 1300s c. 1427–1453 c. 1453-c. 1470s c. 1470s c. 1530s–1542 | Stachemfak Dawiy Bakhsan Dawiqo Lawristan Weche Hapach Rededya Abdunkhan Tuqar (Tukar) Tuqbash Ferzakht (Verzacht) Berezok Inal the Great Belzebuk Peterzeqo (Petrezok) Kansavuk | ||||||||||||
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• Established | c. 100 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1500 | ||||||||||||
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Zichia (/ˈzɪkiə/; Medieval Circassian: Адзыгъуей, Adyghe: Адыгей) was the predecessor of Circassia and a medieval kingdom on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea, inhabited by Circassians.