Sultan Khan-Giray (full name: Kırım-Giray Mehmet Gireyev Khan-Giray; 1808–1842) was a Circassian politician and representative of the Circassian aristocracy, ethnographer, folklorist, art critic, author (of works that have contributed significantly to Circassian culture and Circassian literature). He is considered one of the founders of Circassian ethnography and historical science.

Biography

He was born in 1808 in the village of Tləwstənhabl in

Circassia Circassia (; also known as Cherkessia in some sources; ady, Адыгэ Хэку, Адыгей, lit=, translit=Adıgə Xəku, Adıgey; ; ota, چرکسستان, Çerkezistan; ) was a country and a historical region in the along the northeast ...

(now in the

Republic of Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

) as a member of the

Adamey The Adameys"Čerkesses". ''E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913–1936''. Volume II. Leiden, 1987. p. 834. 9789004082656 or Adamians () were a Circassian tribe who were massacred in the Circassian genocide. Today, they are assimilated ...

tribe. He graduated from the Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg, served in various officer ranks. �урнал «Русский архив» 1883 г. Воспоминания Г. И. Филипсона/ref> He supported the peaceful annexation of Circasia to Russia. His works, used by researchers in Russia and abroad, has been published in well-known periodicals in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Caucasus. In addition to the above, some famous literary works are still sought after. Some of the works have been studied by the researchers of the Adygea Republic Humanitarian Research Institute. In 2008, an evening dedicated to Sultan Khan-Girey's 200th birthday was held at the

Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk (russian: Пятиго́рск; Circassian: Псыхуабэ, ''Psıxwabæ'') is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia located on the Podkumok River, about from the town of Mineralnye Vody where there is an international airport and about ...

National House of Cultures.

Memorial

In 1990s a memorial to him was erected in Tlyustenkhabl (Tləwstənhabl), where he was born and deceased.

Works

* Historical and ethnographic composition "Notes on Circassia". 1836 g. * The story of "Circassian legends" (Russian Bulletin. 1841. T. 2). * Moral descriptive essay "Beliefs, manners, traditions, lifestyle of Circassians" (lc. 1842. T. 5.). * The story of "Prince Kanbulat" (lc. 1844. No. 10-11). * Fairy tale "Zoom Kunchuka" (Kafkasya 1846;. Perepech tana, "Russian Invalid", 1846 g :, II. Collection newspaper "Caucasus" for half of 1846, "In the Caucasus" 1909). * Mythology of Circassian peoples - an excerpt from the article "Beliefs, attitudes, traditions, lifestyle of Circassians". * Moral descriptive and biographical sketch "Beslny Abat" (Kafkasya. 1847. No. 42-48; reprinted in the collection! "The Caucasus" newspaper for the II half of 1847). * Moral descriptive and biographical sketch "Prince Pshskaya Ahodyagoko" (Collection of materials for describing the local and tribes of the Caucasus. 1893. No. 17).

Sources

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