The Dzherakh or Jeyrakh (, ), historically also known as the Erokhan, were a historical Ingush ethno-territorial society, existing today as a tribal organisation or clan (teip), originally formed in the Dzheyrakhin gorge, as well as in the lower reaches of the Armkhi River and the upper reaches of the Terek River.
The Dzherakhs first appeared in Russian sources in the 16th century under the name Erokhan people ().
History The Dzherakhs were first mentioned in the 16th century in Russian documents as the Erokhan people. They were also noted by the Georgian prince, historian, and geographer Prince Vakhushti of Kartli in 1745. According to the ethnographer Chakh Akhriev, the foundation of the society traces back to Prince Dzherakhmat, from whom the Dzherakh clans descend.Akhriev, Ch. E. (1875). "Ингуши. Их предания, верования и поверья" [Ingush. Their legends, beliefs and beliefs]. Сборник сведений о кавказских горцах [Collection of information about the Caucasian highlanders] (in Russian) (8th ed.). Tiflis. pp. 1–40.
Their first documented contact with the Russian Empire occurred in 1833 during a punitive expedition in Mountainous Ingushetia, led by General Abkhazov.
The Dzherakhs were known for conducting raids during the Caucasian War, alongside the Kists (Fyappiy) and Tagaurs.
Composition Dzherakh society/teip consisted of the following fortified villages (auls) and surnames (nyaqhash/vyarash): Auls Teips and nyaqhash/vyarash Dzheyrakh (Жӏайрах) Lyanovs (Льяннаькъан), Tsurovs (Чурнаькъан), Khamatkhanovs (Хаматханнаькъан) Ezmi (Эзми) Kozyrevs (Къоазанаькъан) Furtoug (Фуртовг) Akhrievs (Оахаргнаькъан) Pkhmat (Пхьмат) Borovs (Бурнаькъан) Biykau (Бийков) Borova Egon-Kale (Эгӏара-кхал) Kalmykov (Калмыков) Makhan-Kale (Maгӏapa-кхал)
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