Senior zhuz

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Senior zhuz is the largest and historically significant tribal union of the Kazakh people, traditionally inhabiting southeastern Kazakhstan.

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Senior zhuz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical ethnographic group
tribal union
country Kazakhstan
culturalFeature clan-based social organization
customary law adat
influence of Islamic law sharia
nomadic and semi-nomadic pastoralism
oral epic traditions
demographicSignificance one of the most populous Kazakh zhuzes
ethnicGroup Kazakhs
ethnographicSignificance major component of Kazakh ethnogenesis
hasPart Alban tribe
linked to: Illyrians

Botpay tribe
Dulat tribe
Kangly tribe
Oshakty tribe
linked to: Ysty tribe

Sary Uysun clans
Sary Uysun tribe
linked to: Uysun tribe

Sarybaigysh tribe
Sarykyrgyz tribe
Shaneshkili tribe
linked to: Uysun tribe

Shapyrashty tribe
linked to: Uysun tribe

Suan tribe
Uysun tribe
Ysty tribe
historicalRole important in political life of southeastern Kazakh steppe
played key role in formation of Kazakh Khanate
language Kazakh language
laterUnderRuleOf Russian Empire
Soviet Union
leadershipTitle bi
khan
linked to: Khan

sultan
linked to: Sultan
notableCenter Almaty area
Taraz area
partOf Kazakh zhuzes
politicalSystem tribal aristocracy
relativePosition largest Kazakh zhuz
religion Sunni Islam
timePeriod 19th century
Early modern period
pre-Soviet era
traditionalTerritory Almaty Region
Jetysu region
Zhambyl Region
parts of East Kazakhstan Region
southeastern Kazakhstan
underRuleOf Kazakh khans
linked to: Kazakh Khanate

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Kazakhs subdivision Senior zhuz