Teip
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A Teip is a Chechen tribal organization or clan, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor and geographic location. There are about 130 teips (though some sources state that there may be as many as 300).
Below is a list of teips with the tukkhum to which it belongs, a short description, relation to the conflict and prominent personalities:
- Aleroj (Ӏаларой/Алерой) – (Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой)) – Small eastern teip from the Aleroy village in Kurchaloyevsky district. Many of its members do not support the seperatist movement despite its being the homeland of the third seperatist president Aslan Maskhadov and Turpal-Ali Atgeriev, the former Minister of Homeland Security.
- Beltagoj (БелгӀатой) – (Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой)) – Formerly part of the Beltoj teip.
- Benoj (Беной) – (Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой)) – probably the largest teip with roughly 36,000 members. Due to its size, relation to the conflict is heterogeneous – comprising large numbers of both separatists and pro-federals. Includes Malik Sajdullaev (businessman and politician) and Shamil Basaev.
- Beshni (Бешни) – Терлой – highland south-eastern teip. Owns its own mountain – Beshni-Lam.
- Biltojj (Билтой) – (Noxchmaxkaxoj) (Нохчмахкахой) Nozhay-Yurtovsky district.
- Centoroj (ЦӀонтарой/Центорой) – Nokhchmakhkakhojj (Нохчмахкахой) – one of the largest eastern teips.
- Chanti (Чанти)
- Chartoj (Чартой) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – This teip includes both insurgents and pro-Kremlin elements.
- Chermoj (Чермой) – Nokhchmakhkakhojj (Нохчмахкахой) – mostly populates Mexkety village. Also dominates in the mountains of Chermoj-lam.
- Chinnaxoj (Чиннахой)
- Chinxoj (Чинхой) – Терлой – pro-federal position. Former president Akhmad Kadyrov is from there.
- Elistanzhxoj (Элистанжхой) – Nochmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – from Khatuni village (Vedensky district). Moved to Aldy near Grozny.
- Enganoj (Энганой) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – dispersed throughout the Chechen republic. It is considered that many Muslim Imams originate from here.
- Ersenoj (Эрсеной) – Noxchmaxkaxojj (Нохчмахкахой) – eastern teip in the Noxchimokx region (Shalinskij and Gudermessky districts).
- Gendagenojj (Гендаргеной) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – from historic center of Chechen Republic called Noxchijmoxka. Many were against former president Dzhokhar Dudaev. Doku Zavgaev is from there.
- Gordaloj (ГӀордалой) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – supporters of the separatist movement.
- Gunoj (Гуной) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – North-eastern teip that is largely anti-seperatist and pro-Kremlin.
- Marshaloj (Маршалой)
- Mulkoj (Мулкой) – small highland teip (Shatoevskij district).
- Nashxoj (Нашхой) – ethnogenetic center of Nokhchimatnens in the Middle Ages.
- Peshxoj (Пешхой)
- Rigaxoj (Ригахой) – Chebarloj (Чебарлой)
- Satoj (Сатой) – aristocratic teip from Beltoj.
- Turkxoj (Туркхой) – Turkic teip from Gashan-chu (Vedensky district), also live in Roshni-chu. Most were against former president Dzhokhar Dudaev. Ruslan Labazaev is from there.
- Varandoj (Варандой) – Шотой – one of the best known highland teips. Of outer roots according to Russian accounts.
- Xarachoj (Харачой) – Noxchmaxkaxojj (Нохчмахкахой) – This teip is largely pro-Russian. Ruslan Khasbulatov (former speaker of Russian parliament) is from there.
- Xindhkoj (Хиндхой) – small teip located in the region of Galanchozha.
- Kalxoj (Калхой) – highland teip. The second Chechen President, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, is from here.
- Yalxoj (Ялхой) – Noxchmaxkaxoj (Нохчмахкахой) – Many from this teip were forced into Azerbaijan by former president Aslan Maskhadov.
- Yalxoroj (Ялхорой) – the Yalxoroj village is named after this teip. Dzhokhar Dudaev (first President), Sultan Geliskhanov (head of Department of Homeland Security), Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Shamil Basaev are from here.