It reads that he was born in 1860 in the Caucasus.

He was among tens of thousand circassians who were forced To flee their country,
following the success of Russian army to
Occupy their land in 1864, after more than 100 years of fierce fighting.

He settled in Wadi-Seer in 1881,his relatives and
Neighbors took care of him during the exodus years.

Before that he probably spent 10 years in the Balkans,
Some reports say that his hometown in the Caucasus was "QAZANQWAI".

The village has been turned into a fishing lake.
Its remaining population was distributed among other villages and towns In northern Caucasus by the Soviet authorities.