The Chebsin"Čerkesses". ''E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913–1936''. Volume II. Leiden, 1987. p. 834. 9789004082656 or Tsopsin () were a Circassian tribe. They were destroyed in the

Circassian genocide The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the systematic mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement of between 95% and 97% of the Circassian people during the final stages of the Russian invasion of Circassia in the 19th centur ...

following the

Russo-Circassian War The Russo-Circassian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Circassia, was the 101-year-long invasion of Circassia by the Russian Empire. The conflict started in 1763 ( O.S.) with Russia assuming authority in Circassia, followed by Circa ...

Etymology

Tsopsin in translation from Adyghe means "shining spring".

History

The Chebsins were recognized in the historiography and ethnography of the Caucasus until the end of the Russian-Circassian War. In the aftermath of the Russo-Circassian War, with the Chebsin people's land occupied, the survivors migrated to Natukhaj. During the ensuing

, the Natukhaj were exterminated. The few survivors migrated to Turkey, where they were assimilated into other tribes or the Turks.Адыгская (Черкесская) энциклопедия. Москва 2006 год. After the end of the Russian-Circassian War, the Chebsins were no longer mentioned, as they were destroyed in the Circassian genocide. The dialect of the

Adyghe language Adyghe ( or ; also known as West Circassian) is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken by the western subgroups of Circassians. It is spoken mainly in Russia, as well as in Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Israel, where Circassians settled after ...

was also lost.

Mentions by historians and travelers

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- Lyulie, Leonty Yakovlevich wrote:

"...The Chebsins, relatives of the Zhaneys, are now only a memory, giving their names to one of the valleys adjacent to the Black Sea. They were mostly destroyed, now they have merged with the Natukhaj..."

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Bapaume – Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

- Russian historian, academician, lieutenant general Nikolai Fedorovich Dubrovin wrote:

"...Among the Natukhaj, people of three other Adyghe tribes were destroyed and merged: Chebsin, Khegayk, and Khatuq or Adale, who lived on the Taman peninsula, now scattered in different places among the Natukhaj people..."

References

Destroyed Circassian tribes History of Kuban Adygea {{Caucasus-ethno-group-stub