Шапсыгъ | |
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| Total population | |
| c. 807,882 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Turkey | 800,000 - 1,000,000 (approximation) |
 Israel | 4,000 |
 Russia
| 1,914 (2021 census)[2]3,882 (2010 census)[1] |
| Languages | |
| Circassian language (West Adyghe dialect) (Shapsug sub-dialect,Hakuchi sub-dialect),Russian,Turkish,Hebrew andArabic | |
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| Predominantly:Sunni Islam[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherCircassian tribes | |
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TheShapsug (Adyghe:шапсыгъ[ʃaːpsəʁ],Russian:шапсуги,Turkish:Şapsığlar,Arabic:الشابسوغ,Hebrew:שפסוגים) (also known as theShapsugh orShapsogh) are one of the twelve majorCircassian tribes.[4] Historically, the Shapsug tribe comprised one of the largest groups of theBlack Sea Adyghe (Причерноморские адыги). They inhabited the region between the Dzhubga (inAdyghe:Жьыбгъэ means "Winds" or "The Valley of Winds") River and theShakhe Rivers (the so-called Maly Shapsug, or Little Shapsug) and high-altitude mountainous areas of the northern slopes of theCaucasus range along the Antkhir, Abin, Afips, Bakan, Ships, and other rivers (Bolshoy Shapsug, or Greater Shapsug).In Russia, the remaining Shapsug population mainly live in theTuapsinsky District (Tuapse) ofKrasnodar Krai,Lazarevsky City District ofSochi, and in the Republic ofAdygea (mainly inDistrict of Takhtamukaysky andDistrict of Teuchezksky), which were a small part of historicalCircassia.
However, today the major Shapsug communities are found in Turkey, Israel (Kfar Kama), Jordan (Amman,Na'our,Marj Al-Hamam,Wadi Al-Seer), Lebanon (Tripoli,Berkayel-Akkar), Iraq, Syria, Western Europe and the United States of America. The first Circassians to settle in Amman were from the Shapsug tribe, and as a result the Shapsug's neighbourhood is considered the oldest neighbourhood in the CapitalAmman and was thedown town of it;[5] however, other Circassians from theKabardian,Abadzekh, andBzhedug tribes also settled in Amman afterwards. Today, the Shapsug are the third-most numerous Circassian tribe in the world, after the most numerous Kabardian and second-most numerous Abzakh tribes. The Shapsug are the most numerous Circassian tribe in Israel, third-most numerous in Turkey where the majority of them live, and the fifth-most numerous one in Russia. In Jordan, after the Abzakh, the Shapsug and Kabardian tribes are the most numerous Adyghe tribes.
The Shapsug speak a sub-dialect of theAdyghe language.[6] According to some indirect data, there were over four thousand Shapsug in Russia in 1926, but the Shapsug people were not enumerated as a separate group inRussian Censuses until2002, when the population was recorded at 3,231. The Shapsug who live in theAdyghe Republic were enumerated as an Adyghe in general instead of Shapsug in particular, as they are an Adyghe (Circassian) tribe, rather than a separate ethnic group.
InDistrict of Takhtamukayskya reservoir which was built in 1952 was named after the Shapsug tribe (Russian:Шапсугское водохранилище) since the area was inhabited by this tribe for thousands of years and was considered to be part of historical Shapsugia, a region in historicalCircassia.
TheShapsugs were a very large tribe that occupied extensive territories of the Black Sea coast and theKuban River. Different sources note that, prior to the Russo-Caucasian War, the number of Shapsug people was between 150,000 and 300,000 people. The Shapsug had divisions of Big and Small Shapsug land, the latter being very close to theNatukhai tribe's land. The Shapsug took an active role in the Caucasian war. They had a reputation of invincibility and were one of the last to lay down their weapons under the pressure of tsarist troops in 1864. Some Shapsug troops fought until the 1880s. After the end of the war the overwhelming majority of the Shapsug were forcefully evicted to Turkey and elsewhere in theMiddle East. No more than 6,000 Shapsug people remained on their native land. Presently, these Shapshug live in the territory ofKrasnodarsky Krai and make up about 20 villages. From 1924 to 1945, there was a Shapsug national district, which was abolished during the time of repressions[which?].[citation needed]
Historically the Shapsug controlled the ports of Dzhubga (Adyghe:Жьыбгъэ) andTuapse to the mountain gorges, and consisted of 5aristocratic families and 81 (Adyghe:Фэкъул1) free clans. They were classified as one of the threedemocratic Adyghe tribes.[7][8] The Shapsug were known to have supported the other Adyghe tribes in their struggle against theCrimean Khanate. During theCaucasian War, they were one of the most stubborn enemies ofImperial Russia, joiningShamil's alliance (which would last until 1859). In late 1860, acouncil was assembled by the representatives of three Adyghe tribes (Shapsug,Ubykh, andNatukhai). The council considered (Adyghe:Шъачэ)Sochi to be the lastcapital of theCircassian resistance. In 1864, a major part of the Shapsug and other Adyghe tribes moved to theOttoman Empire due to the Russian army occupation of Circassia,[9] as a result of the tsars' regular policy tocleanse theCircassian coast of Circassian people (mainly physically;[further explanation needed] later by expelling the remaining population to the Ottoman Empire.[10] Some 3,000 Shapsug remained on the Circassian coast.[citation needed]
The Shapsug, as an Adyghe tribe, have always appreciated and honored their "immortals" (heroes and fighters) who sacrificed their lives to keepCircassia independent in the battles and war with theRussian Empire during the Circassian resistance; by elegies such as the Elegy of the Shapsugs (Adyghe:Шапсыгъэ л1ыхъужъхэм ягъыбз)[11]
On 6 September 1924, the Bolsheviks established theShapsug national raion (Adyghe:Шапсыгъэ Националнэ РайонŠapsyġe Nacionalne Rajon,Russian:Шапсугский национальный районŠapsugskij nacional′nyj rajon) as a part of the Black Sea Okrug. The district contained around 3,400 Shapsug people, and the center of the district was the coastal city of Tuapse. In the beginning of 1925, it was divided into 4 village councils: Karpovsky, Kichmai, Krasno-Aleksandrovsky, and Pseushkho. After the end of the Second World War in 1945, the Shapsug national raion was renamed Lazarevsky district.
In 1990, the first congress of the Shapsug tribe took place, where they would adopt a declaration on the reinstatement of the Shapsug national raion. On 12 June 1992, the Presidium of theSupreme Soviet of the Russian Federation passed a resolution on the establishment of the Shapsug national raion.[clarification needed]
The traditional Shapsug culture had much in common with other Circassian tribes. The Shapsug were engaged in agriculture, cattle and horse breeding, horticulture,viticulture, andbeekeeping. In pre-Islamic and pre-Christian times, the Shapsug worshiped the Circassian gods—Shible (god of thunder and lightning), Sozeresh (Adyghe:Созереш) (god of fertility), Yemish or Yemij (god of war), Akhin and Khakustash (protectors of cattle breeding), Tlepsh (god ofblacksmithing), Keshkogwasha (Adyghe:Хышхогуащэ) (god of theBlack Sea), etc. The Shapsug used to perform the Hantse Guashe (Adyghe:Хьэнцэ гуащэ) ceremony of rain calling duringdroughts by carrying a dressed doll through theaul and then drowning it in the river, and never getting it out before rain had arrived.[12]
Since the early 19th century, the Shapsug are primarilySunni Muslims (Hanafi).[13]
The Shapsug (Adyghe:Шапсыгъэбзэ) is one of the mutually intelligible sub-dialects of the Adyghe language's West Adyghe dialect.[14]There were two major varieties of Shapsug before theexile of the Circassians. Since the Shapsug scattered around the world, each Shapsug community developed a different form of speech.
| Circassian | Transcription | Circassian | Transcription | Circassian | Transcription | Circassian | Transcription | Circassian | Transcription | Circassian | Transcription |
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| Натхъомэ ялIакъохэр | Natkhoma Yalhakhokhar | НэтIахъомэ ялIакъохэр | Netakhoma Yalhakhokhar | Коблы ялIакъохэр | Kobl Yalhakhokhar | Шъхьаптэхэ ялIакъохэр | Shhaptakha Yalhakhokhar | Гъуагъо-Шъэотэхмэ ялIакъохэр | Ghorha-shawatkhma Yalhakhokhar | Гуаемэ ялIакъохэр | Guayama Yalhakhokhar |
| Акьэжъ | Achazh | Абир (Абыр) | Abir | Ачумыжъ | Achmuzh | Абрэгь | Abreg | БжьашIо | Bzhasho | БжыхьалI | Bzhihalh |
| Ачокъу | Achoqw | Алащэ | Alasha | Бастэ | Basta | Егъум | Yagum | Борэкъо | Boraqo | Гунай | Gunai |
| Багьэ | Baga | Бэус | Baws | Батэ | Bata | Нэгъучу | Naghuchu | Гусэр | Gusar | Дачэ | Dacha |
| Бзыщ | Bzish | Гъурыжъ | Ghurezh | Бгъанэ | Bghana | ОгъулI | Waghulh | Джадэ | Jada | ЕкIуашъ | Yaquash |
| Быркьэ | Berqa | Дыжьы | Dizh | Джарым | Jarem | Пцашэ | Ptsasha | Иныхъу | Yinikho | КIэсэбэжъ | Chasabazh |
| БэгъэгушIу | Baghagush’u | Дэджэраджэ | Dajaraja | Дэбэхьу | Dabahu | Тыркуао | Tirquawa | Къанщэжь | Qanshazh | Къэрэджан | Qarajam |
| Джарым | Jarem | Ешъуталъэ | Yashutalha | Дэгуф | Daguf | Хъуд | Khud | Къуаджэ | Quaja | ЛIыхъужъ | Lhekhuzh |
| Емызагъ | Yamezagh | КIакIыхъу | Chachekhu | ЛIыф | Lhif | ХыдзэлI | Khidzalh | ЛIыхъужъыкъу | Lhekhuzhequ | Лъэцэрыкъу | Lhatsariqu |
| Ергъужъ | Yarghuzh | МэзакIу | Mazaku | ЛIыхъужъ | Lhekhuzh | Хьагъур | Zhaghur | Лъэпшъыкъу | Lhapshiqu | Мэджаджэкъу | Majajaqu |
| КIуф | K’uf | Пэхъу | Pakhu | Наго | Nago | Хьахъу | Hakhu | Мышъэ | Misha | Мэмэт | Mamat |
| Кьэхъу | Qakhw | Тхыжъ | Tkhizh | Нащэ | Nasha | Хьэлъакъу | Halhaqu | Мэт | Met | Мэт | Met |
| ЛIыкьас | L’hikas | Хьазыкъу | Haziqu | Нэгъужъ | Naghuzh | Шъау | Shaw | ПсэкIэкI | Psachach | Нэукъ | Nawq |
| Мэлыщ | Malish | Хьахъуратэ | Hakhurata | Нэпсэу | Napso | Шъхьэлахъо | Shhalakho | Тым | Tim | ПщыукI | Pshiwch |
| Мэфэуд | Mafawud | Хьурым | Hurim | Псэукъо | Psoqo | Ушъый | Wshiy | Сабын (Сабыныкъу) | Sabeniqu) | ||
| Натхъо | Natkho | ШIужъэкъу | Shuzhaqu | Пэкожъ | Pakozh | Хъун | Khun | ТхьалI | Thalh | ||
| НэмылIэкъу | Namilhaqu | Шъуагьэ | Shuaga | РатIэкъу | Rataqu | Хьатыщ | Hatish | Хьагъун | Haghun | ||
| Отэхь | Watah | Шъхьабэ | Shhaba | ТIэшъу | Tashu | Чушъхьэ | Choshha | ХьамтIэхъу | Hamtakhu | ||
| Сэхъут | Sakhut | ШъхьакIумыдэ | Shhakumida | Тамухъ | Tamukh | ШIуцIэ | Shutsa | ||||
| Тхьэкъуахъо | Thaqwakho | Тхьакъуахъо | Thaquakho | Шъэгьашъ | Shagash | ||||||
| Тыкъо | Tiqo | Тыу | Tiw | Шъэотэхьу | Shawatahu | ||||||
| Тыу | Tiw | Хъупщ | Khupsh | Шыу | Shiw | ||||||
| Хьапый | Hapiy | ХъутIыжъ | Khutezh | ШэкIолI | Shakolh | ||||||
| Хьатх | Hatkh | ХьамтIыжъ (ХьамтIэ) | Hamtizh | ||||||||
| Хьатыу | Hatuw | Хьантыу | Hantuw | ||||||||
| Шыумыжъ | Shiwmizh | Хьаратэ | Harata | ||||||||
| ШэхэлI | Shakhal’ | Хьэтаужъ | Hatawzh | ||||||||
| чемсо | Chemso | ШъэIужъу | Shauzhu | ||||||||
| Шъэумэн | Shawman | ||||||||||
| ШэрэлI | Sharalh | ||||||||||
| Шэугьэн | Shogan |
which changed in Jordan to Hakouz (Adyghe:Хэкужъ after their 15th great-grandfather Хэкужъ born in 1337 in Tuapse, and this family considered the biggest Shapsug family in Jordan.
In the past there was also Shhalakhwa (Adyghe:Шхьэлахъо) andKuadzhe (Adyghe:Къуаджэ).
The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes.
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