Seferbiy Zaneqo

Sefer Bey Zaneqo
Занэкъо Сэфэрбий (Adyghe)
An illustration of Zaneqo in daily wear, 1845. By Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
Confederate Leader of Circassia
In office
1859–1860
Preceded byMuhammad Amin
Succeeded byQerandiqo Berzeg
Ottoman ambassador to Circassia
In office
1829–1860
Appointed byAbdulmejid I
Preceded byFerah Ali Pasha
De facto Circassian ambassador to the Ottomans
In office
1831–1860
Appointed byHimself
De facto Circassian ambassador to Britain
In office
1831–1860
Appointed byHimself
Personal details
Born1798
Anapa, Circassia
Died1 January 1860(1860-01-01) (aged 61–62)
Shapsug province, Circassia
Resting placeVordobgach valley
ChildrenQarabatir Zaneqo
Military service
Allegiance Circassian Confederation  Ottoman Empire
Battles/warsRusso-Circassian War
Muhammad Ali's seizure of power
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
Crimean War

Seferbiy Zaneqo[2][a] (1798 – 1 January 1860), or Sefer Pasha, was a Circassian diplomat and military commander who served as the 5th leader of the Circassian Confederation from 1859 to 1860. He took part in the Russo-Circassian War both in a military and a political capacity. Advocating for the Circassian cause in the west and acting as an emissary of the Ottoman Empire in the region. By the end of his life Zaneqo had emerged as the leader of the Circassian resistance.

  1. ^ Khoon, Yahya (2010). Muhammad Amin: Imam Shamil’s Naib to the Circassians in the Northwest Caucasus
  2. ^ Заноко – искаженное Зан-уко, в котором "уко" ("сын" по-адыгски): Фелицын Е.Д. Князь Сефер-бей Зан – политический деятель и поборник независимости черкесского народа // Кубанский сборник. Екатеринодар, 1904. С. 4-5.


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