Benoy (teip)


Benoy is a teip in Chechnya. It has historically been the largest by size and one of the most influential politically.

Classification

Benoy has been grouped to the tukkhum Nokhchmahkakhoy.

Branches

Nine branches of the Benoy teip include:

History

Its name is derived from the eponymous place name Benoy, itself coming perhaps from the Urartian endonym Biaina. It is viewed as the teip's ancestral aul, located nowadays in Nozhay-Yurtovsky District, in the Chechen highlands. Due to being resettled at multiple points in history, members of the Benoy teip nowadays reside in most of Chechnya.

Caucasian war

During the Caucasian War, via Benoyn Boyshar, Benoy hosted Ghazi Muhammad and Imam Shamil, the first and third imams respectively of the Caucasian Imamate. On 29 January 1861, due to the worsened relations with the Russian Tsarist regime, 50 families from Benoy were forcibly deported and resettled in surrounding places. In 1877, after being resettled by its inhabitants and attempted peaceful negotiations with the Tsarist regime, the village was destroyed and burned down.

Notable members

Historical

In modern times