Kizbech Tughuzhuqo

Hajji
Tughuzhuqo Kizbech
Hajji Tughuzhuqo Kizbech
ШэрэлIыкъо Тыгъужъыкъо Къызбэч
	A portrait of Tughuzhuqo, drawn by James Stanislaus Bell who knew him in person
Leader of the Shapsug
	In office; 1810–1840
Personal details
Born	1777; Beannash, Shapsug province, Circassia
Died	28 February 1840 (aged 62–63); Shapsug province, Circassia
Nickname	The Lion of Circassia
Military service
Allegiance	Circassian Confederation Shapsug Principality;
Years of service	1810 — 1839
Battles/wars	Russo-Circassian War Battle of Abinsk; Siege of Lazarevsky; ; Circassian Revolution;

Hajji Kizbech Tughuzhuqo (sometimes misspelled as Ghuz Bek; 1777–1840; Adyghe: ШэрэлIыкъо Тыгъужъыкъо Къызбэч, romanized: Ṩərəl'ıqo Tığujzıqo Qızbəç [ʃaraɬʼəqʷa təʁʷəʐəqʷa qəzbatʃ]; Russian: Тугужуко Кызбэч) was a Circassian military commander who took part in the Russo-Circassian War. Personally witnessing all of his family get killed by the Russian army,^[2] Tughuzhuqo was a cavalry commander especially successful in raiding behind enemy lines. He received multiple offers from the Russian Empire to switch sides and join its Imperial ranks but he refused all offers and closed negotiations.^[3] The Englishman James Bell, who knew him personally, called him "The Lion of Circassia".

^ Цуекъо, Алый (2012). Адыгэ лъэкъуацIэхэмрэ тамыгъэхэмрэ [Circassian family names and tamgas] (PDF) (in Adyghe). Мыекъуапэ Адыгэ Республикэм итхылъ тедзапІ. p. 202.
^ Açumıj, Hilmi (2021). "Milletin Özgürlüğü İçin Canla Başla Mücadele Ettiler!". cherkessia.net. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
^ Bell, James Stanlious (1837). The Lion of Circassia.

[1] Цуекъо, Алый (2012). Адыгэ лъэкъуацIэхэмрэ тамыгъэхэмрэ [Circassian family names and tamgas] (PDF) (in Adyghe). Мыекъуапэ Адыгэ Республикэм итхылъ тедзапІ. p. 202.

[2] Açumıj, Hilmi (2021). "Milletin Özgürlüğü İçin Canla Başla Mücadele Ettiler!". cherkessia.net. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

[3] Bell, James Stanlious (1837). The Lion of Circassia.

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