#also all of these are kinda connected to politicz

[random-kazakh-stuff]

One of the first things you will find out about Kazakh people if you come to Kazakhstan is how we are divided.

Not like politically(at least most of the time) but rather culturally.

Because you see. When Kazakh khanate was fully established, it was divided on 3 jüzes(regions) that looked like this:

The red one is "Older" jüz, because this where the khanate initially began, the orange is "Middle" jüz as it was added next, and finally green is "Younger"(or "Smaller") jüz. All of these jüzes actually marked the territory where the tribes( and sub-tribes) that made those jüzes were traveling(nomading?).

And guess what! Against all odds(colonization, hunger, oppression) people still use those same jüzes and tribes(called ru) and sub-tribes today.

So for example someone maybe from middle jüz and be of nayman ru.

There is a lot of history and stuff connected to these concepts, like cultural heritage etc, but I would like to note one practical use of this system.

Both in the past in modern days people use these to quickly identify whether they are connected by blood and prevent incest! Cool huh? (also while ru is inherited from the father you still can just ask your mother for hers)

#kazakh culture #kazakh #kazakhstan #this was kinda hard to explain without oversimplifing it #so feel free to ask any questions #(except for my ru) #kazakh language #uhhh #also in modern day kazakh jüz is a hundred #but the actual etimology of the concept's name is unknown #also all of these are kinda connected to politicz #but i tried to avoid them in this one #i will shut up now