The Military and Political Relations Between the Circassians and Russia (1550–1710) encompass a prolonged period of strategic alliances, military cooperation, and evolving diplomatic ties.[1] The relationship was shaped by the Circassian principalities' need to counter the influence of the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate, and by Russia’s ambition to secure its southern borders.[2]
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