House of Dipsheu


House of Dipsheu is a Circassian privateer house of Ubykhia of Circassia, who controlled the entirety of Psou River until the end of Russo-Circassian War. They were known for their privateer activities along the Black Sea coast of Circassia. 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.

Etymology

Dipsheu means "our Psheu" in 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.

Notable members

Circassia

Russian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Soviet Union

Modern Age