The Guaye"Čerkesses". ''E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913–1936''. Volume II. Leiden, 1987. p. 834. 9789004082656Культура адыгов: по свидетельствам европейских авторов. Ельбрус, 1993. () were one of the Circassian tribes. They were destroyed after the

Circassian genocide The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the systematic mass killing, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement of between 95% and 97% of the Circassian people during the final stages of the Russian invasion of Circassia in the 19th centur ...

following the

Russo-Circassian War The Russo-Circassian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Circassia, was the 101-year-long invasion of Circassia by the Russian Empire. The conflict started in 1763 ( O.S.) with Russia assuming authority in Circassia, followed by Circa ...

, as not a single member survived.Адыгская (Черкесская) энциклопедия. Москва, 2006

Mentions

In 1857, Leonty Yakovlevich Lyulie gave a description of them, which was the last known mention of them in history. In 1930, the ethnographer noted some Guaye families living in the village of .

References

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