Circassians of North Caucasus as a geopolitical factor of ХVІ-ХVІІ ages

Abstract

In the article the role of circassian population of North Caucasus is examined in the difficult system of mutual relations of the leading states of Eastern Europe and Asia - Osmanskoy empire, Crimean Khanate, Moscow reign and Rich Pospolitoy, in a ХVІ - ХVІІ ages. Authors come to the conclusion, that the attempts of circassians to save the independence and them active bath-political activity notedly influenced on the policy of the afore-named states.

Keywords

• черкеси
• геополітика
• Османська імперія
• Московське царство
• Річ Посполита
• Північний Кавказ