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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tatars, Uyghur People, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Dungan People, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Belarusians, Russians, Kazakhs, Azerbaijani People, Uysyn, Koryo-Saram, Gagauz People, Chechen People, Chinese People in Kazakhstan, Russians in Kazakhstan, Karachays, Karakalpaks, Ingush People, Turks in Kazakhstan, Ukrainians in Kazakhstan, Germans of Kazakhstan, Alasha, Armenians in Kazakhstan, Greeks in Kazakhstan, Kashgartsy, Bayuly. Excerpt: Alasha is one of the most powerful and oldest of the Kazakh tribes. Alasha is a member of the Bai-Uly (Rich Son) tribe confederation, which is a part of Kishi Zhuz (Little Hundred). Bai-Uly includes 12 tribes Alasha, Bersh, Adai, Taz, Altn, Baibakty, Zhappas, Kzylkurt, Esentemir, Maskar, Sherkesh, Tana. The battle cry of Alasha is "BaiBarak!". In 1897, members of the Bai-Uly tribe confederation numbered 600,000, or 16.2 % of all Kazakhs.Alasha subdivisions (clans) Alasha is subdivided into 35 different clans. These are: tokbas, akberli', atms, sarw', kojamberli', kwdaiberdi', qo'beq, baibarak, jomart, karabatr, malbasar, ma'mbet, botpanai, baida'ulet, baiseu, koisarw', esnazar, koidw'kwl, tyki', kojaghwl, malai, toghai, maimak, dosai, bo'qes, atalk, kozw'beq, a'iti'mbet, karabwra, bojan, baramw'k, qo'bi'lei, tokberli', kongrbo'riq, jabu.Origin Several hypotheses have been formed as to the origins of the Alasha. Based on comparisons of ethnic shapes and tribe symbols, or tamga , some researchers believe that the Alasha are descended from medieval Naimans . However, some Alasha clans have tribe symbols similar to those of the Great Zhuz tribes, Albani and Dulat. Moreover, both the Alasha and Albani tribes encompass the clan Konyr-Borik, suggesting further connections to the Albani tribe. It has also been suggested that the Alasha are descendents of Alans .In fav...