Argyns

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Approximate areas occupied by three Kazakh Juzes in the early 20th century. (Key: green - Junior Juz, yellow - Middle Juz, red - Senior Juz)
Approximate areas occupied by three Kazakh Juzes in the early 20th century. (Key: green - Junior Juz, yellow - Middle Juz, red - Senior Juz)
Location of Kazakh Middle Juz tribe Argyn, after M.S.Mukanov,
Location of Kazakh Middle Juz tribe Argyn, after M.S.Mukanov, [1]
Kazakh Middle Juz tribe Argyn tamga, after S.Kudayberdy-Uly "Family tree of Türks, Kirgizes, Kazakhs and their Khan dynasties", Alma-Ata, Dastan, 1990
Kazakh Middle Juz tribe Argyn tamga, after S.Kudayberdy-Uly "Family tree of Türks, Kirgizes, Kazakhs and their Khan dynasties", Alma-Ata, Dastan, 1990

Argyn (Kazakh: Арғын) tribe is one of the main constituents of the Kazakh people, of possibly Mongol descent, and a main component in the Middle Juz sub-confederation in Kazakhstan, which historically consisted of three tribal conglomerations of Senior Juz, Middle Juz, and Junior Juz.

Present Argyns in the Kazakh Middle Juz are the former Basmals, and these names are equivalent ("mixed tribe"). As a proof serves the description of the "Tanduk" country by Marko Polo, which says that the prevailing tribe of that country are Argon Christians (i.e. Argyns), which means Basmul. Early Middle Age location of Basmals are given in the Tszychji tuntszyan, where Basmals' residence is named in Beitin, in the Bogdoshan ridge in Guchen area. [2]

Mahmut Kashgari (11th century) listed Basmyls as one of ten prominent Türkic tribes, enumerating location of the Türkic polities from the borders of Greece to the borders of China in the following sequence: Bechen (Badjinak), Kyfchak (Kipchak), Oguz, Yemek (Kimek), Bashgyrt (Bashkort), Basmyl, Kai, Yabaku, Tatars, Kyrgyz. He also noted that the tribes Kai, Yabaku, Tatar, and Basmyl are bilingial, speaking in Türkic alongside their own languages, while Kyrgyzes, Kyfchaks, Oguzes... have their own Türkic languages, and the languages of Yemeks and Bashkirts are close to them.[3]









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  1. ^ Mukanov M.S., "Ethnic territory of Kazakhs in 18 - beginning of 20th century", Almaty, 1991, Муканов М. С. "Этническая территория казахов в 18 – нач. 20 вв. Алма-Ата, 1991 (In Russian)
  2. ^ Zuev Yu.A., "Horse Tamgas from Vassal Princedoms (Translation of Chinese composition "Tanghuyao" of 8-10th centuries)", Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences, Alma-Ata, I960, p. 104, 132 (In Russian)
  3. ^ M.Zakiev, "Origin of Türks and Tatars", p.69, 192, Moscow, "Insan", 2002, ISBN 5-85840-317-4 (In Russian)
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