= Circassia =

'''Circassia''' was a historic region within [[Russia/Monarchs#Imperial_Russia|Imperial Russia]].

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== History ==

The '''Circassians''' were also known as the '''Cherkess''' or '''Adyghe''' (''Адыгэхэр''). They were native to the North Caucasus.

In 1861, [[Russia/AlexanderII|Alexander II]] ordered that the Circassians be genocided. This was carried out practically to completion by 1878; between 94% and 97% of the population was eliminated. As many as 2 million were killed within Russia, and at least 1 million fled into the [[WorldHistory/OttomanEmpire|Ottoman Empire]]. This caused a migrant crisis in Ottoman realms; about half of all Circassians that fled there ultimately died.



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