SettingsEthnic groups in Asia
Adyghe people
The Adyghe or Adygs, also often known as Circassians or Cherkess, are in origin a North Caucasian ethnic group who were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the C...
The Adyghe or Adygs, also often known as Circassians or Cherkess, are in origin a North Caucasian ethnic group who were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the C...
Altaic peoples
Altaic is a proposed language family that is held by its proponents to include the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and possibly the Japonic language families and the Korean language isolate.
Altaic is a proposed language family that is held by its proponents to include the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and possibly the Japonic language families and the Korean language isolate.
Altay people
The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia.
The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia.
Arab people
Arab people, also known as Arabs, are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa.
Arab people, also known as Arabs, are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa.
Austro-Tai peoples
The Austro-Tai peoples consist of both the Austronesian and Tai peoples.
The Austro-Tai peoples consist of both the Austronesian and Tai peoples.
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia (Dagestan) and formerly A...
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia (Dagestan) and formerly A...
Banu Amela
The Banu Amela (Arabic: Banū 'Āmela) (Arabic: بنو عامله) a South Arabian tribe that migrated from the towns of Bardoun, Yarim, Mayrayama and Jibla in the central highlands and the Raimah r...
The Banu Amela (Arabic: Banū 'Āmela) (Arabic: بنو عامله) a South Arabian tribe that migrated from the towns of Bardoun, Yarim, Mayrayama and Jibla in the central highlands and the Raimah r...
Barakzai
Bārakzai is the name of a Pashtun tribe from present day Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Baluch of south-eastern Iran.
Bārakzai is the name of a Pashtun tribe from present day Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Baluch of south-eastern Iran.
Bumiputera (Malaysia)
Bumiputera or Bumiputrais a Malay term widely used in Malaysia, embracing Malay people of the Malay Archipelago.
Bumiputera or Bumiputrais a Malay term widely used in Malaysia, embracing Malay people of the Malay Archipelago.
Burgher people
The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries and local wome...
The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries and local wome...
Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads, numbering approximately 500,000, are the largest indigenous group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia.
The Buryats or Buriyads, numbering approximately 500,000, are the largest indigenous group in Siberia, mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia.
Cham (Asia)
The Cham people (người Chăm or người Chàm, Cham:) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
The Cham people (người Chăm or người Chàm, Cham:) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
Cham people (Asia)
The Cham people (người Chăm or người Chàm, Cham: Urang Campa) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
The Cham people (người Chăm or người Chàm, Cham: Urang Campa) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
Chepni
The Chepni (Turkish: Çepni ( in Turkish), Çepniler, Romeika:Τζαπνήδες Tzapnēdes, Old Uyghur Turkic in Arabic script:جآپنِ, ) or Chepni Turkmens are a Turkic su...
The Chepni (Turkish: Çepni ( in Turkish), Çepniler, Romeika:Τζαπνήδες Tzapnēdes, Old Uyghur Turkic in Arabic script:جآپنِ, ) or Chepni Turkmens are a Turkic su...
Choros
Choros was the ruling clan of the Zungar people and once ruled the whole Four Oirats.
Choros was the ruling clan of the Zungar people and once ruled the whole Four Oirats.
Dungan people
Dungan is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a Muslim people of Chinese origin.
Dungan is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a Muslim people of Chinese origin.
Eastern Arabs
Eastern Arabs are a people that came either from Southern Basra in modern day Iraq, or are Bedwen (Bedouin) nomadic peoples from the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Eastern Arabs are a people that came either from Southern Basra in modern day Iraq, or are Bedwen (Bedouin) nomadic peoples from the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Eastern Ethiopian
The term Eastern Ethiopian was a historical term used by the ancient Greeks to refer to dark skinned inhabitants of eastern regions.
The term Eastern Ethiopian was a historical term used by the ancient Greeks to refer to dark skinned inhabitants of eastern regions.
Finno-Ugric peoples
The Finno-Ugric peoples are any of several peoples of Europe who speak languages of the Finno-Ugric language family, such as the Finns, Estonians, Mordvins, and Hungarians.
The Finno-Ugric peoples are any of several peoples of Europe who speak languages of the Finno-Ugric language family, such as the Finns, Estonians, Mordvins, and Hungarians.
Galoli language
Galoli (also known as Galole) is an ethnic group in East Timor with a population of about 50,000, primarily along the northern coast of the district of Manatuto.
Galoli (also known as Galole) is an ethnic group in East Timor with a population of about 50,000, primarily along the northern coast of the district of Manatuto.
Garo people
The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally "hill people," from a·chik "hill" + mande "people...
The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally "hill people," from a·chik "hill" + mande "people...
Göktürks
The Göktürks or Kök Türks (Old Turkic: Türük or Kök Türük or Türük; Celestial Turks) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia.
The Göktürks or Kök Türks (Old Turkic: Türük or Kök Türük or Türük; Celestial Turks) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia.
Hazara-i-Karlugh
The Hazara-i-Karlugh were the Turkic soldiers that founded and ruled the Turki Shahi dynasties from 1400 to 1700 in what is now the current Hazara area of Pakistan.
The Hazara-i-Karlugh were the Turkic soldiers that founded and ruled the Turki Shahi dynasties from 1400 to 1700 in what is now the current Hazara area of Pakistan.
Honorary whites
Honorary Whites is a term that was used by the apartheid regime of South Africa to grant almost all of the rights and privileges of Whites to certain favored non-White groups.
Honorary Whites is a term that was used by the apartheid regime of South Africa to grant almost all of the rights and privileges of Whites to certain favored non-White groups.
Indo people
Indo people, short for Indo-European people is a term that originated in the Dutch East Indies of the 19th century.
Indo people, short for Indo-European people is a term that originated in the Dutch East Indies of the 19th century.
Japanese people
The Japanese people are a nationality originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan.
The Japanese people are a nationality originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan.
Kangar union
Kangar union, Қaңғar Odaғy (Kanghar Odaghü) was a Turkic state in the territory of the entire modern Kazakhstan without Zhetysu.
Kangar union, Қaңғar Odaғy (Kanghar Odaghü) was a Turkic state in the territory of the entire modern Kazakhstan without Zhetysu.
Karlugh Turks
The Karlugh Turks are a prominent Karluk Turkic tribe that resides mainly in the Hazara region of current Pakistan.
The Karlugh Turks are a prominent Karluk Turkic tribe that resides mainly in the Hazara region of current Pakistan.
Karluks
The Karluks were a prominent nomadic Turkic tribe residing in the regions of Kara-Irtysh and the Tarbagatai Mountains west of the Altay Mountains in Central Asia.
The Karluks were a prominent nomadic Turkic tribe residing in the regions of Kara-Irtysh and the Tarbagatai Mountains west of the Altay Mountains in Central Asia.
Kekaya
Kekayas or Kaikeyas (केकय) were an ancient people attested to have been living in north-western Punjab—between Gandhara and Beas river since remote antiquity.
Kekayas or Kaikeyas (केकय) were an ancient people attested to have been living in north-western Punjab—between Gandhara and Beas river since remote antiquity.
Kra-Dai speaking peoples
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
Kradai-speaking peoples
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
Kumandins
The Kumandins are an autonomous people of southern Siberia.
The Kumandins are an autonomous people of southern Siberia.
Liao Dynasty
The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in East Asia that ruled over Mongolia and portions of Kazakhstan, the Russian Far East, and northern China proper between 9...
The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in East Asia that ruled over Mongolia and portions of Kazakhstan, the Russian Far East, and northern China proper between 9...
Meskhetian Turks
Meskhetian Turks also known as Meskheti Turks, Turkish Meskhetians, and Ahiska Turks are the ethnic Turks formerly inhabiting the Meskheti region of Georgia, along the border ...
Meskhetian Turks also known as Meskheti Turks, Turkish Meskhetians, and Ahiska Turks are the ethnic Turks formerly inhabiting the Meskheti region of Georgia, along the border ...
Mirdadzai
Mirdadzai or Meerdadzai is a sub-caste of Kakar Khudiadadzai.
Mirdadzai or Meerdadzai is a sub-caste of Kakar Khudiadadzai.
Moken
The Moken (also spelled Mawken or Morgan; ဆလုံလူမျိုး; ชาวเล, chao le "sea people"), are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, se...
The Moken (also spelled Mawken or Morgan; ဆလုံလူမျိုး; ชาวเล, chao le "sea people"), are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, se...
Moken people
The Moken, are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture.
The Moken, are an Austronesian ethnic group with about 2,000 to 3,000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture.
Nakhuda
Nākhudā (ناخدا) (when also written Nakhodazadeh, Nakhoda, Nakhodeh, Nakhodaei, Nakhooda, and Nacoda) is a term originating from the Persian language literally meaning Captain.
Nākhudā (ناخدا) (when also written Nakhodazadeh, Nakhoda, Nakhodeh, Nakhodaei, Nakhooda, and Nacoda) is a term originating from the Persian language literally meaning Captain.
Naul (tribe)
The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym.
The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym.
Newa people
The Newa are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley.
The Newa are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley.
North Caucasian peoples
North Caucasian peoples is a term used to describe a peoples speaking North Caucasian languages.
North Caucasian peoples is a term used to describe a peoples speaking North Caucasian languages.
Northern Liao
Northern Liao was a state created by the Khitans, separated from the Liao Dynasty, in northern China around Nanjing (today's Beijing) and Zhongjing (today's Ningcheng).
Northern Liao was a state created by the Khitans, separated from the Liao Dynasty, in northern China around Nanjing (today's Beijing) and Zhongjing (today's Ningcheng).
Oirats
Oirats are the westernmost group of the Mongols who unified several tribes origin whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of western Mongolia.
Oirats are the westernmost group of the Mongols who unified several tribes origin whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of western Mongolia.
Orang Cocos
The Orang Cocos are an ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
The Orang Cocos are an ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Pangasinan people
The Pangasinan (Pangasinan:Totoon Pangasinan, Spanish: pangasinense) are the eighth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
The Pangasinan (Pangasinan:Totoon Pangasinan, Spanish: pangasinense) are the eighth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages.
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages.
Rouran Khaganate
Rouran, Ruanruan/Ruru, Tan Tan, Juan-Juan or Zhu-Zhu was the name of a confederation of nomadic tribes on the northern borders of Inner China from the late 4th century un...
Rouran, Ruanruan/Ruru, Tan Tan, Juan-Juan or Zhu-Zhu was the name of a confederation of nomadic tribes on the northern borders of Inner China from the late 4th century un...
Rungus people
The Rungus are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in northern Sabah in the area surrounding Kudat.
The Rungus are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in northern Sabah in the area surrounding Kudat.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.
Saek people
The Saek (Thai: แสก) or Tai Saek are an ethnic group of Laos and Thailand.
The Saek (Thai: แสก) or Tai Saek are an ethnic group of Laos and Thailand.
Samoyedic peoples
The term Samoyedic peoples (also Samodeic peoples) is used to describe peoples speaking Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family.
The term Samoyedic peoples (also Samodeic peoples) is used to describe peoples speaking Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family.
Tai peoples
Tai peoples are a subgroups of Tai speakers, roughly covers the Southwestern Tai speakers.
Tai peoples are a subgroups of Tai speakers, roughly covers the Southwestern Tai speakers.
Tai-Kadai-speaking peoples
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts o...
Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
Tajik people
Tajik (تاجيک, Tājīk; Тоҷик) is a general designation for a wide range of Persian-speaking people of Iranic origin, with traditional homelands in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbe...
Tajik (تاجيک, Tājīk; Тоҷик) is a general designation for a wide range of Persian-speaking people of Iranic origin, with traditional homelands in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbe...
Tangkhul
Tangkhul is a Naga tribe living in the Indo-Myanmar border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra Tangkhul hills (Somra tract) in Myanmar.
Tangkhul is a Naga tribe living in the Indo-Myanmar border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra Tangkhul hills (Somra tract) in Myanmar.
Tangkhul Naga
Tangkhul is a Naga tribe living in the Indo-Burma border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra Tangkhul hills (Somra tract) in Upper Burma.
Tangkhul is a Naga tribe living in the Indo-Burma border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra Tangkhul hills (Somra tract) in Upper Burma.
Tay people
The Tày people speak a language of the Central Tai language group, and live in northern Vietnam.
The Tày people speak a language of the Central Tai language group, and live in northern Vietnam.
Taz people
The Taz primarily live in Russia.
The Taz primarily live in Russia.
Theory of Pashtun descent from Israelites
The theory that the Pashtun people originate from the exiled Lost Tribes of Israel was first debated by Western historians after the 19th century.
The theory that the Pashtun people originate from the exiled Lost Tribes of Israel was first debated by Western historians after the 19th century.
Topasses
Topasses were a group of people in maritime Asia in the early modern period, who claimed Portuguese ancestry or had taken up Portuguese culture and language.
Topasses were a group of people in maritime Asia in the early modern period, who claimed Portuguese ancestry or had taken up Portuguese culture and language.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks", are a nation and ethnic group primarily living in Turkey, and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established.
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks", are a nation and ethnic group primarily living in Turkey, and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established.
Ugric peoples
The term Ugric people is used to describe peoples speaking a Ugric language.
The term Ugric people is used to describe peoples speaking a Ugric language.
Upper Mongols
The Upper Mongols, also known as the Koke Nuur Mongols or Qinghai Mongols are the Mongol people of Oirat and Khalkha origin who settled around the Qinghai Lake.
The Upper Mongols, also known as the Koke Nuur Mongols or Qinghai Mongols are the Mongol people of Oirat and Khalkha origin who settled around the Qinghai Lake.
Usinaras
Usinaras (Devanagari:उसीनर) were an ancient people attested to have been living in central Punjab since remote antiquity.
Usinaras (Devanagari:उसीनर) were an ancient people attested to have been living in central Punjab since remote antiquity.
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China.
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China.
Volga Tatars
Volga Tatars are a group of Turkic people, most of whom occupy the central portion of the Volga region.
Volga Tatars are a group of Turkic people, most of whom occupy the central portion of the Volga region.
Xianbei state
The Xianbei state or Xianbei confederation was a nomadic confederation existed in northern Manchuria and eastern Mongolia from 93 to 234 AD. They descended from the Donghu and spoke a Mon...
The Xianbei state or Xianbei confederation was a nomadic confederation existed in northern Manchuria and eastern Mongolia from 93 to 234 AD. They descended from the Donghu and spoke a Mon...
Zubu
The Zubu (also referred to as Dada or Tatars) were an ethnic group that are known to have existed in northeast Asia from the 10th to 12th centuries.
The Zubu (also referred to as Dada or Tatars) were an ethnic group that are known to have existed in northeast Asia from the 10th to 12th centuries.