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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Junior zhuz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of Kazakh zhuzes
traditional social division
tribal confederation
associatedWith Kazakh biys (judges) and elders
Kazakh khans
linked to: Kazakh Khanate
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 era
linked to: Kazakh Khanate

Russian imperial period
linked to: Russian Empire

early modern period
influenced regional power balance in western steppe
language Kazakh
legalTradition combination of adat and Islamic law
locatedIn western Kazakhstan
modernRelevance marker of regional and clan identity among Kazakhs
partOf Kazakh people
Kazakh zhuz system
politicalSystem tribal confederation leadership
region 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
Ural River region
linked to: Volga-Ural region

northwestern Kazakhstan steppe
typeOfDivision ethno-territorial division

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Kazakhs subdivision Junior zhuz