Besleney

Besleney
беслъэнейхэр
	Symbol of the Kanoko clan which ruled Besleney
Languages
	Circassian (Besleney Kabardian dialect), Turkish, Russian
Religion
	Islam (Sunni Islam)

The Besleney (Circassian: Bеслъэней, Kabardian pronunciation: [basɬənəj]; Russian: Бесленеевцы) are one of the twelve major Circassian tribes, representing one of the twelve stars on the green-and-gold Circassian flag.^[2] By character, culture and language, the Besleney are closest to Kabardians.^[3] The noble families of the Besleney were Kanoko and Shaloho, ancestors of Kabardian Prince Beslan, (the son of legendary Prince Inal),^{[citation needed]} who established his own tribe of the same name.

^ ЗАПИСКИ ИМПЕРАТОРСКАГО ОДЕССКАГО ОБЩЕСТВА ИСТОРИИ И ДРЕВНОСТЕЙ (in Russian). Vol. 15. Odessa. 1889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Circassians". Adiga-home.net. 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016. The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes.
^ John Colarusso. A Grammar of the Kabardian Language University of Calgary Press, 1992. p. 12. ISBN 9780919813991 "This highly divergent dialect..."

[1] ЗАПИСКИ ИМПЕРАТОРСКАГО ОДЕССКАГО ОБЩЕСТВА ИСТОРИИ И ДРЕВНОСТЕЙ (in Russian). Vol. 15. Odessa. 1889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Circassians". Adiga-home.net. 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016. The 12 Circassian tribes: Abadzeh Besleney Bzhedug Yegeruqay Zhaney Kabarday Mamheg Natuhay Temirgoy Ubyh Shapsug Hatukay. The twelve stars on the Adyghe Flag also refers to the twelve tribes.

[3] John Colarusso. A Grammar of the Kabardian Language University of Calgary Press, 1992. p. 12. ISBN 9780919813991 "This highly divergent dialect..."

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