House of Berzeg explained

House of Berzeg
Native Name:Дыпщэу Барзагь
Native Name Lang:Ubykh
Type:Circassian house of privateer origin
Coat Of Arms:Ubykh banner.png
Coat Of Arms Size:200px
Country: (formerly)
(formerly)
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (formerly)
(formerly)

Turkey
Origin:Mytykhuasua (now Plastunka), Ş̂açə, Circassia

House of Berzeg (ਨ) (uby|Дыпщэу Барзагь, ru|Берзег, tr|Berzeg Ailesi) is a Circassian privateer house of Ubykhia of Circassia, who controlled the entirety of valley of the Sochi River (on its right bank, two hours from the sea) and entirety of the Mytykhuasua[1] (now Plastunka) village of Ş̂açə (Sochi) until the end of Russo-Circassian War.[2] [3] After 1838, he acted as a diplomat between Circassia and England.[4] They were known for their privateer activities along the Black Sea coast of Circassia. They are found in Adygea and Krasnodar Krai within Russian Federation; as well as in Republic of Turkey due to Circassian Genocide in the present day.[5] Currently, members of House Berzeg who live in Turkey uses their original family name (as Korhan Berzeg) due to the Surname Law of the Republic of Turkey.

Notable members

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giranduko Berzeg. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731183002/http://www.kafkasevi.com/index.php/whoswho/detail/3666. 31 July 2019.
  2. В. И. Ворошилов. История убыхов: очерки по истории и этнографии Большого Сочи с древнейших времен до середины XIX в. (рус.). — Майкоп: Афиша, 2006. — .
  3. Г. И. Филипсон. Воспоминания (рус.). — М.: Кучково поле, 2019. — С. 236, 238, 316, 321. — (Военные мемуары). — .
  4. Web site: Haji Ismail Berzeg "Circassian Washington" from the Ubykh clan . Haji Ismail Berzeg “Circassian Washington” from the Ubykh clan . 27 June 2018 . Vitality Shtybin . 9 November 2021.
  5. Web site: 2013. Giranduko Berzeg. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424102254/http://www.kafkasevi.com/index.php/comments/read_comment/whoswho/3666. 24 April 2020. Muammer Dursun Erer.