The Dzherakh, also spelled Jerakh ( inh, ЖӀайрахой, Žyajraxoj), historically also known as Erokhan people, were a historical
Ingush Ingush may refer to:
* Ingush language
* Ingush people
The Ingush (, inh, ГIалгIай, translit=Ghalghaj, pronounced ) per Oxford dictionary "a member of a people living mainly in Ingushetia in the central Caucasus." Ingushetia is a federa ...
ethnoterritorial
society
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...
, today a tribal organization/clan (''
teip
Teips (also taip, teyp; Nakh тайпа ''taypa'' : ''family, kin, clan, tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 1961), ''also available online:'Чеченско-Русский сл ...
''), that was formed in the Dzheyrakhin gorge, as well as in the area of the lower reaches of the
Armkhi River and the upper reaches of the
Terek River.
Dzherakh first became known in the Russian sources in the 16th century, under the name ''Erokhan people'' (russian: Ероханские люди, Erokhanskie lyudi).
History
The first mention of Dzherakh was in 16th century, in
Russian documents as ''Erokhan people''. The Dzherakhs were also mentioned by Georgian prince, historian and geographer,
Vakhushti Bagrationi in 1745.
The first contact of Dzherakh with Russian was in 1833, during the punitive expedition on Mountainous Ingushetia, done by General
Abkhazov.
Were known for their raids during the
Caucasian War, together with Kists (''
Fyappiy'') and Tagaurs.
Composition
''Dzherakh''
society
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...
/''
teip
Teips (also taip, teyp; Nakh тайпа ''taypa'' : ''family, kin, clan, tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 1961), ''also available online:'Чеченско-Русский сл ...
'' consisted of following fortified villages (''
aul
An aul (; ce, oil; russian: аул) is a type of fortified village or town found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Soviet Central Asia, Central Asia.
The word itself is of Turkic origin and simply means ''village'' in many Turkic language ...
s'') and surnames (''nyaqhash''/''vyarash''):
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* {{Cite book, last=Щербатов, first=А. П., year=1891, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iCoIAwAAQBAJ, title=Генерал-Фельдмаршал князь Паскевич, trans-title=, language=ru, location=СПб., publisher=, pages=, isbn=9785518040410
Ingush societies