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Bemat Qurghoqo, called "The Bemat of Kabardia", was a Kabardian prince and grand prince of Kabardia from 1753 until his death. A leading figure of the Baksan political faction, he played a central role in the prolonged internecine struggles among the Kabardian princely elite during the first half of the 18th century. Bemat maintained close relations with the Russian Empire while simultaneously navigating alliances and conflicts involving the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.