Group portrait of eight Circassian men in uniform, with another man, possibly an Ottoman official

circa 1885

The Circassians are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group and nation native to the historical country-region of Circassia in the North Caucasus. As a consequence of the Circassian genocide, which was perpetrated by the Russian Empire in the 19th century during the Russo-Circassian War, most Circassians we

Contributed by OldPik on January 7, 2024

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Group portrait of eight Circassian men in uniform, with another man, possibly an Ottoman official
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