Zhane tribe
Жанэ | |
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 The tamga of the Bechqan princely house which ruled the Zhane Principality | |
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| Adyghe (Zhane sub-dialect) | |
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| Predominantly: Sunni Islam | |
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| Other Circassian tribes |
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The Zhane were one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag. They lived in the Zhane Principality of Circassia.
History
The Zhane were a very powerful Circassian tribe in the past. They lived the north of the Natukhaj tribe's land on the coast of the Black Sea and Azov Sea in Eastern Europe. A map of the 17th century also shows they lived right by the coast of the lower flow of Kubans, beyond Taman and Atchu. As a result of the bloody Russian–Circassian War and the subsequent genocide, the Zhaney tribe was almost wholly destroyed, as only 3 families survived.