He is considered one of the founders of Circassian ethnography and historical science.

[1] He was born in 1808 in the village of Tləwstənhabl in Circassia (now in the Republic of Adygea) as a member of the Adamey tribe.

He graduated from the Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg, served in various officer ranks.

[2] His works, used by researchers in Russia and abroad, has been published in well-known periodicals in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Caucasus.

In 2008, an evening dedicated to Sultan Khan-Girey's 200th birthday was held at the Pyatigorsk National House of Cultures.