Gerandiqo Berzeg

Gerandiqo Berzeg
Гьарандыхъва Барзагь
Джэрандыкъо Бэрзэдж
Gerandiqo Berzeg in exile. Photograph taken in Istanbul by Abdullah Frères
Confederate Leader of Circassia
Preceded bySeferbiy Zaneqo
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Princely Leader of the Ubykh
In office
1846–1864
Preceded byIsmail Berzeg
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Leader of the Circassian Majlis
In office
25 June 1860 (N.S) – 5 June 1864 (N.S)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born1804
Mytykhuasua, Ş̂açə, Circassia
Died1881(1881-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Yeniköy, Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire
RelationsAssociate of Sultan Abdulaziz
Childrenİslam Bey, Tevfik Bey, two unnamed children dead in battle
ParentHatajuq Berzeg (father)
Awards
Order of Osmaniye
NicknameUbykh Shamil
Military service
Allegiance Circassian Confederation  Ottoman Empire
Years of service1841-1881
Battles/warsRusso-Circassian War
Crimean War
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Hajji Gerandiqo Berzeg (Adyghe: Джэрандыкъо Бэрзэдж, romanized: Dɉərandıqo Bərzədɉ; Ubykh: Гьарандыхъва Барзагь, romanized: Giarandıxua Barzagi; Turkish: Hacı Giranduk Berzeg) was a Circassian military commander who served as the 6th leader of the Circassian Confederation from 1860 to 1864. Most of his life, including his late childhood, was spent in the Russo-Circassian War (1763-1864) fronts. He reportedly met his own son in the battlefield, where he lost two of his other sons. After the Circassian genocide, he was exiled to the Ottoman Empire, volunteered in the Ottoman army against Russia, and died there of old age.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Giranduko Berzeg". Muammer Dursun Erer. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Giranduko Berzeg". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.