Junior zhuz

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Junior zhuz is one of the three traditional tribal confederations of the Kazakh people, historically occupying western Kazakhstan and playing a key role in the region’s political and social structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of Kazakh zhuzes
traditional social division
tribal confederation
associatedWith Kazakh biys (judges) and elders
Kazakh Khanate
surface form: Kazakh khans
country Kazakhstan
culture nomadic pastoralism
customaryLaw adat
demographicRole one of three major subdivisions of Kazakh population
ethnicGroup Kazakhs
ethnographicCategory zhuz
hasPart various Kazakh clans
historicalFunction framework for tribal identity among western Kazakhs
military-political alliance of Kazakh tribes
historicalPeriod Kazakh Khanate
surface form: Kazakh Khanate era

Russian Empire
surface form: Russian imperial period

early modern period
influenced regional power balance in western steppe
language Kazakh
legalTradition combination of adat and Islamic law
locatedIn Western Kazakhstan economic region
surface form: western Kazakhstan
modernRelevance marker of regional and clan identity among Kazakhs
partOf Kazakh people
Kazakh zhuz system
politicalSystem tribal confederation leadership
region West Kazakhstan Region
surface form: West Kazakhstan
religion Sunni Islam
role key role in political structure of Kazakhs
key role in social structure of Kazakhs
siblingTribalConfederation Great zhuz
Middle zhuz
significance core component of Kazakh national identity
socialStructure tribal-clan hierarchy
status historical socio-political unit
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
horse breeding
sheep herding
traditionalTerritory Caspian Sea region
Emba River region
Volga-Ural region
surface form: Ural River region

northwestern Kazakhstan steppe
typeOfDivision ethno-territorial division

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Kazakhs subdivision Junior zhuz