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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Junior zhuz canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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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