Amarshan

Until the end of the Caucasian War, the princely family of Marshan owned lands located in the mountain valleys of many rivers of Greater and Lesser Abkhazia , ( Kodora , Mzymty ), as well as semi-independent rulers of Tsebeldy (the historical region of Abkhazia Dal-Tsabal ), since in 1837 they recognized vassal dependence from the rulers of Abkhazia.

The branches of the clan are a number of surnames of Abkhaz and Abazin princes and nobles: Hrips , Mas-Ipa, Bagarkan-Ipa, Zaurum-Ipa, Pasht-Ipa, Khudatsvyr-Ipa, Kaitmas-Ipa, Tlaps-Ipa, Uchardia-Ipa, Tapsh, Atey- Ipa, Kazlat, Mshudba.

• Zupuar Marchand
• Xihuar Marchand
• Tlaps Marchand
• Uchardia Marshan
• Omar Marchand
• Salarouf Marchand
• Rost Marchand
• Misost Marchand
• Darukwa Marshan
• Shabbat Marshan
• Batal Marchand
• Ashsoe Marchand
• Shaabat Marshan
• Khukhut Marshan
• Tatash Marchand
• Vitaly Marchan

The capital of the princely possessions was the village of Merheul . Separate branches of the genus also had their residences. One of them is in the village of Dal ( late Lata ), where the ruins of a 2-storey palace and gravestones on the grave of Prince Batal Marshan (d. 1859 ) are preserved.

Fedor Fedorovich Tornau (1835, 1839):

Ahchipsu , at the head of the river. Mdzimty, located on the hills and in small glades at the bottom of the mountains, forming gorges of the mentioned rivers. Houses (of which there are only 200) are scattered one from another at a fairly considerable distance, scattered over 5 miles. The dominant surname Marshaniya is extremely numerous, the eldest and most respected among the people is Dudarukva Bagarkan-ipa Marshaniya .

Aibga , at the head of the river. Psou, somewhat less than Ahchipsu and accommodates up to 180 families, is also populated by Marshaniya ; in addition to them, in this village there are also Uzdeni Vakhokh, Tlabog and Kota, who have some weight among the people. (Fedor Fedorovich Tornau (1835, 1839)

Alien , on the river. Aliens flowing into mdzimtu; its population extends to 100 families. And here Marshanii have primacy among the people; Kazdatuk Dudarukva Marshaniya is considered to be the oldest and more prosperous in this village. The villages of Achchipsu, Aibga and Chuzhuguch ... in their combination are known to their neighbors under the name Medoveevites. Between the highlanders, they differ in predation.

Medoveevtsy . On the southwestern slope of the ridge are still: Psou - between the sources of Bzyba and Apst; Aibga - at the head of the river. Psou; Ahchipsu - at the head of the river. Mzimty Alien - the upper reaches of the river. Mtsy . These four societies are known among the Circassians under the common name of the Medoveevites, the Sutiabkhazians who retired for various reasons into impregnable cliffs adjacent to the eternal snows. With the Circassians, the Medovites are openly hostile; crossing the ridge of the Caucasus Mountains, they descend into the forested gorges of Urup, Laba, Khodza and the White River, kill the Circassian there and capture people and cattle from them. In all four Medoveevsky villages, the surname Marshaniya is superior, divided into two lines: Mas-ipa and Bagarkan-ipa; the former live in the village of Psou , the latter in Aibga , Achchipsu and Alien . Medoveevtsev can not be considered more than 5,000 souls of the male sex.

• Golden Shabbat Marchan is the leader of the resistance of Mountainous Abkhazia. The leader of the uprising in Dahl and Tsebeld (1840-1841). May 22, 1842 died in an attack on the fortification of Mramb.
• Eshsoou Marshan - the leader of the Abrek movement in Abkhazia, brother of Shabbat Marshan. After the death of his brother, he led the anti-Russian resistance. Established contact with Naib Shamil in the West. Caucasus Magomed-Emin , who entrusted him with the capture of Karachai . After the Crimean War he emigrated to Turkey. " ^[1]
• Rabia Marshan is a princess, the wife of the sovereign prince of Abkhazia Keles Ahmat-bey Chachba , the mother of Hasanbey Chachba (Hasan-bey). Hasanbey received the inheritance of Gum (Abkhaz district). After the death of George (Safarbey), representatives of the ruler’s house turned to the authorities with a request to confirm Hasanbey as the ruler. Fearing Hasanbey’s pro-Turkish sentiment, the Russian authorities approved the widow of Safarbey Tamara Dadiani as ruler, and then her eldest son, Dmitry. Hasanbey was invited by the Sukhumi commandant Mogilyansky supposedly for negotiations, but was captured and exiled to Siberia (1821). The arrest of the popular Hasanbey led to an uprising led by Aslanbey. After a 6-year exile to Siberia (1821-1827), Hasanbey received permission to return to his homeland. He provided significant services to the Russian government, keeping Abkhazians from mass protests, so Paskevich ( approx . - Ivan Paskevich ) even wrote that the authorities made a mistake without approving Hasanbey as the ruler. For services he was awarded several orders, promoted to lieutenant colonel. However, until the end of his life he maintained trade relations with Turkey, patronized Turkish merchants. " ^[1]
• Emine Marshan is the wife of the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI .
• Emir Marchan is a Turkish jurist and politician, one of the supporters of the Young Turks revolution.
• Marshan, Zurab Georgievich - member of the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia; Minister of Health of the Republic of Abkhazia (2005-2014).

• Source: Article Mentions on the North-Eastern Black Sea Coast from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the 20th Century
• Collection of articles about the history of Abazins and Abkhazians: Abazashta.com