Circassians in Egypt

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Circassians (Abkhaz-Adige) in Egypt
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    The Circassians in Egypt (

    Revolution of 1952
    , their political impact has been relatively decreased.

    With the lack of censuses based on ethnicity, population estimates vary significantly.[5]

    Mainly of mixed Circassian

    House of Abaza is the largest aristocratic family and the largest extended family in the country and did retain cultural and political clout to current times.[6][7][8][9]

    History

    Circassians in Egypt have a long history. They arrived in Egypt during the

    Ottoman Turkey; many were importees, deportees, slaves
    , but also made up many of the notable noble families, while many others were kingmakers, royal consorts, military commanders, soldiers, craftsmen and artists.

    Religion

    Circassians in Egypt are almost exclusively Sunni Muslim.

    Notables

    Notable Egyptians of at least partial Circassian descent include:

    • Al-Mansour Lajin – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1297–1299)
    • Az-Zahir Barquq – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1382–1389) (1390–1399)
    • Al-Nasir Faraj
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1399–1405) (1405–1412)
    • Al-Mansur Abdul Aziz
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1405)
    • Al-Mu'ayyad Sheikh
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1412–1421)
    • Al-Muzaffar Ahmad – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1421)
    • Az-Zahir Tatar
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1421)
    • As-Saleh Muhammad
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1421)
    • Al-Ashraf Barsbay – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1422–1438)
    • Al-Aziz Yusef
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1438)
    • Az-Zahir Jaqmaq
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1438–1453)
    • Al-Mansur Osman
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1453)
    • Al-Ashraf Inal
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1453–1461)
    • Al-Mu'ayyad Ahmad – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1460)
    • Az-Zahir Bilbay
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1467–1468)
    • Al-Ashraf Qaitbay – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1468–1496)
    • An-Nasir Muhammad – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1496–1498)
    • Az-Zahir Qansuh – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1498–1500)
    • Al-Ashraf Janbalat – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1500–1501)
    • Al-Adil Tumanbay – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1501)
    • Al-Ashraf Qansuh
      – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1501–1516)
    • Al-Ashraf Tumanbay – Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1516–1517)
    • Ismail
      – Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan (1867–1879)
    • Tewfik – Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan (1879–1892)
    • Abbas II – Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan (1892–1914)
    • Hussein Kamel – Sultan of Egypt (1914–1917)
    • Fuad I
      – Sultan of Egypt (1917–1922) and King of Egypt (1922–1936)
    • Faruk I
      – King of Egypt (1936–1952) and King of the Sudan (1951–1952)
    • Farida – Queen consort of Egypt (1938–1948)[10]
    • Fawzia Fuad
      – Empress consort of Iran (1941–1948)
    • Fuad II
      – King of Egypt (1953)
    • The House of Abaza - the largest Circassian clan in Egypt.[6][11][12]

    See also

    References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Circassians in Egypt.
    1. ^ a b Lewis, Martin W. The Circassian Mystique and its Historical Roots. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
    2. ISBN 9780275986018
      . By the late fourteenth century Circassians from the north Caucasus region had become the majority in the Mamluk ranks.
    3. ^ Massoud, Sami G. (2007). The Chronicles and Annalistic Sources of the Early Mamluk Circassian Period. Leiden: Brill Publishers.
    4. ^ Natho, Kadir I. (2009). Circassian History. Xlibris Corporation.
    5. ^ Messieh, Nancy (2014-06-26). "Egypt's Minorities Remain Ostracized". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
    6. ^ a b "Rushdi Abaza, AlexCinema". www.bibalex.org. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
    7. ^ Afaf Lutfi Sayyid-Marsot, Egypt in the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha, pp. 123–124.
    8. ^ Yunan Labib Rizk, The making of a king Archived 2008-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 762, 29 September – 5 October 2005.
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    10. ^ "Queen Farida, King Farouk's first wife | Egypt Independent". Retrieved 2017-04-06.
    11. ^ "في ذكرى وفاته.. معلومات عن فكري أباظة النقيب الثالث للصحفيين". القاهرة 24 (in Arabic). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
    12. ^ "شجرة عائلات مصر سجل الألقاب - موقع قبيلة" (in Arabic). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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