Kashmiri Muslim Tribes From Hindu Lineage - Kashmiri Lineages, Clans, Phratries and Moieties

Kashmiri Lineages, Clans, Phratries and Moieties

Kashmiri lineage as a descent group demonstrate a common descent from an apical ancestor. The prevalence of common clan, family, and surnames among contemporary Hindu and Muslim Kashmiri groups is indicative of a common descent group. Examples of other such clans are Scottish, Irish, Tlingit, Chechen, Chinese and Japanese clans.

Kashmiri Hindu and Muslim phratry are a descent group containing at least two clans which have a supposed common ancestor. Kashmiri society is divided into two descent groups, or a moiety, after the French word for half.