Middle zhuz

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Middle zhuz was one of the three traditional tribal confederations of the Kazakhs, historically occupying central and northeastern regions of modern Kazakhstan.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Middle zhuz canonical 2
Middle Zhuz 1
Орта жүз 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kazakh zhuz
historical polity
tribal confederation
administrativeChange dissolved as formal unit under Russian and Soviet rule
colonialPower Russian Empire
country Kazakhstan
culturalRegion Kazakh steppe
linked to: Eurasian Steppe
economy nomadic pastoralism
ethnicGroup Kazakhs
ethnogenesisRole important in formation of modern Kazakh nation
hasPart Argyn tribe
Kerei tribe
Kipchak tribe
linked to: Kipchaks

Konyrat tribe
Naiman tribe
Uak tribe
historicalEvent gradual incorporation into Russian Empire
historicalStatus semi-nomadic pastoral society
incorporationCentury 18th century
19th century
kazakhName Орта жүз
linked to: Middle zhuz
language Kazakh language
livestock camels
horses
sheep
modernLegacy basis for regional and tribal identities in Kazakhstan
neighbor Junior zhuz
Senior zhuz
overlord Kazakh khans
linked to: Kazakh Khanate
partOf Kazakh Khanate
Kazakh zhuzes
politicalStructure tribal confederation under sultans
region central Kazakhstan
linked to: Central Kazakhstan

northeastern Kazakhstan
religion Sunni Islam
Tengriism (historically)
linked to: Tengrism
script Arabic (historically)
Cyrillic
territoryIncludes Altai foothills
linked to: Altai Mountains

Irtysh River region
linked to: Ob-Irtysh region

Saryarka steppe
Tobol River region
timePeriod 18th century
19th century
early modern period
traditionalDivisionOf Kazakh people
linked to: Kazakhs

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kazakhs subdivision Middle zhuz
Middle zhuz kazakhName Орта жүз
linked to: Middle zhuz
Kazakh Khanate componentPart Middle Zhuz
linked to: Middle zhuz