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Taseer (caste)
The Taseers were a Pastoral-Nomadic tribe of the Gurjar community/clan in Pakistan from around 1800s to 1919-1925. They used to rule over the village of Arang Kel present in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The Kashmiri tribe migrated gradually from Kashmir to Punjab with many other tribes and later ceased to exist as it faced assimilation when they moved to Punjab, where they adopted the local language and customs, eventually losing their distinct cultural identity. Over time, the people of this tribe changed, and today, the Taseer tribe has been reduced to merely a surname, name, or a caste. The reasons behind the migration of these people, the manner in which it occurred, the time period during which it took place, and the identity of their leader remain unclear. Furthermore, questions regarding who established their tribe, when it was formed, and what their distinct identity was still remain unanswered. Since this was a shepherds majority clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflicting theoretical understandings of social and kinship structures, and also reflecting the problematic application of this concept to extremely diverse human societies. Its concept is often contrasted by anthropologists with other social and kinship groups, being hierarchically larger than a lineage or clan, but smaller than a chiefdom, ethnicity, nation or state. These terms are similarly disputed. In some cases tribes have legal recognition and some degree of political autonomy from national or federal government, but this legalistic usage of the term may conflict with anthropological definitions. In the United States (US), Native American tribes are legally considered to have "domestic dependent nation" status within the territorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
