House of Dipsheu (also referred to as Dipshow or Psheu) (Ubykh: Дыпщэу Лъэпкъ, Russian: Дипшов, Turkish: Dipşov Ailesi) is a Circassian privateer house of Ubykhia of Circassia, who controlled the entirety of Psou River until the end of Russo-Circassian War.[1] They were known for their privateer activities along the Black Sea coast of Circassia.[2] They are found in Adygea and Krasnodar Krai within Russian Federation; as well as in Republic of Turkey due to Circassian Genocide in the present day.
| House of Dipsheu Дыпщэу Лъэпкъ | |
|---|---|
| Circassian house of privateer origin | |
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| Country |  Circassia (formerly) Russian Empire (formerly) Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus (formerly) Soviet Union (formerly) Russia Turkey |
| Etymology | Dipsheu (Дыпщэу) meaning "our Psheu" in Ubykh dialect of Circassian |
| Place of origin | Psheu valley, Ubykhia, Circassia (present-day Psou River, Krasnodar Krai, Russia and northwesternmost Abkhazia) |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Traditions | |
Etymology
editDipsheu means "our Psheu" in Ubykh: Дипшэу, referring that the family ruled over the valley which Psou River is flowing through, which is the present-day border of Russian Federation and Abkhazia.[2]
Notable members
edit- Psheu Ali Bey
- Psheu Ethem
- Psheu Reşit
- Psheu Tevfik
References
edit- ^ Адыгэ ЛъэкъуацӀэхэмрэ Тамыгъэхэмрэ - Цуекъо Алый // Мыекъуапэ Адыгэ Рэспубликэм Итхылъ ТэдзапӀ 2012
- ^ a b Çerkes Ethem [attributed] (2014). Hatıralarım (Çerkes trajedisinin 150. yılında) [My Memoirs] (in Turkish). Istanbul: Bizim Kitaplar. ISBN 9786055476465.