House of Dipsheu explained

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

Turkey
Etymology:Dipsheu (Дыпщэу) meaning "our Psheu" in Ubykh dialect of Circassian
Origin:Psheu valley, Ubykhia, Circassia (present-day Psou River, Krasnodar Krai, Russia and northwesternmost Abkhazia)

House of Dipsheu (also referred to as Dipshow or Psheu) (uby|Дыпщэу Лъэпкъ, ru|Дипшов, tr|Dipşov Ailesi) is a Circassian privateer house of Ubykhia of Circassia, who controlled the entirety of Psou River until the end of Russo-Circassian War. They were known for their privateer activities along the Black Sea coast of Circassia.[1] 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.

Etymology

Dipsheu means "our Psheu" in uby|Дипшэу, referring that the family ruled over the valley which Psou River is flowing through, which is the present-day border of Russian Federation and Abkhazia.[1]

Notable members

Notes and References

  1. Book: Çerkes Ethem [attributed] . 2014 . Hatıralarım (Çerkes trajedisinin 150. yılında) . My Memoirs . tr . Istanbul . Bizim Kitaplar . 9786055476465.