Zhaney

The Zhaney ( ady, Жьанэ, translit=Janə; russian: Жанеевцы, translit=Žaneevcy), or Janes, were one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag.

History

The Zhaney were a very powerful Circassian tribe in the past. They lived the north of the Natukhai 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, Zhaney tribe was almost wholly destroyed, as only 3 families survived.

See also

* Other Circassian tribes:
* Abzakh
* Besleney
* Bzhedug
* Hatuqwai
* Kabardian
* Mamkhegh
* Natukhai
* Shapsug
* Temirgoy
* Ubykh
* Yegeruqwai

References

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Circassians
Circassian tribes
History of Kuban
Ethnic groups in Russia