Tore dynasty

Töre
Төре
Parent houseBorjigin
CountryKazakh Khanate
Junior Jüz
Middle Jüz
Senior Jüz
Khanate of Khiva
Alash Orda
Place of originGolden Horde
Founded1465
FounderKerei Khan
Final rulerKenesary Khan (Kazakh Khanate)
Alikhan Bukeikhanov (Alash Orda)
TitlesKhan, Sultan, Ağa Sultan [ru]
Khan of Kazakh Khanate
Khan of Qasim Khanate
Khan of Khiva
Khan of Yarkent Khanate[citation needed]
Khan of Bashkirs
Khan of Nogais
Khan of Kyrgyz
Khan of Karakalpaks
Khan of Oirats
Chairman of the Alash Orda (Prime Minister of Kazakhstan)
EstateKazakhstan
Deposition1847 (Kazakh Khanate)
1920 (Alash Orda)

Töre (Kazakh: Төре, romanizedTöre, تورە) was a Kazakh dynasty and later a clan[1] of the descendants of Genghis Khan. The dynasty constituted the upper class of the aristocratic elite that ruled in the Kazakh Khanate. They were also called "Aqsüiek" and "Sūltan töre".[2] Only Töre were eligible to claim the Kazakh Khan title. The first Kazakh Khans from the Töre dynasty were Kerei Khan and Janibek Khan.

Qūn (Kazakh: Құн, romanizedQūn — payment for killing) for killing Töre was seven times higher than for a commoner.[3]

Estate

Most of the Töre are descendants of Tuqa-Timur, a smaller part are Shaybanids.

Töre ruled the Kazakh Khanate throughout its history and, by the right of the descendants of Genghis Khan, had a number of privileges: the title of sultan (a khan was elected from among the sultans), possession of a feudal inheritance. Töre are also not part of any of the zhuzes.

Genetics

Most Kazakh Tore people (36%) belong to the haplogroup C2; 25% belong to R2a; 18% belong to R1a1a*; 7% to J1*; 4% to C2b1a2, G1, O2a2b1, Q*, and O2a2b1.[4]

According to a study using molecular genealogy, Y-chromosome haplotypes from the Lu clan in northwestern China, who claim to be descendants of Genghis Khan’s sixth son, Toghan, mostly belong to the Y-chromosome haplogroup C2b1a1b1-F1756. This haplogroup is widely distributed among Altaic-speaking populations and is closely related to the Tore clan from Kazakhstan, who claim descent from Genghis Khan’s first son, Jochi. The most recent common ancestor of the haplotype cluster, which includes the Lu and Tore clans, lived about 1000 years ago. Members of the Huo and Tuo clans, who, according to oral tradition, were close male relatives of the Lu clan, do not share common Y-chromosome lines with the Lu clan. Therefore, the haplogroup C2b1a1b1-F1756 may be another candidate for the true Y-chromosome lineage of Genghis Khan.[5]

Family Tree

References

  • Востров В. В., Муканов М. С. «Родоплеменной состав и расселение казахов (конец XIX — начало XX вв.)». — Алма-Ата: Издательство «Наука» Казахской ССР, 1968. — 256 с.
  • Сабитов, Ж. М. (2008). Генеалогия Торе. Астана: Аркар. p. 324. ISBN 978-9965-9416-2-7.
  • Т. И. Султанов, Б. Е. Кумеков (1997). "Социально-экономические отношения". In ред. тома: К. М. Байпаков, М. К. Козыбаев, Б. Е. Кумеков, К. А. Пищулина (ed.). История Казахстана (с древнейших времён до наших дней). В пяти томах. Vol. 2. Алма-Ата: Издательство «Атамура». p. 624. ISBN 5-7667-4695-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)