Ezaari
The Ezaari (/əzɑ:ɾi/; from Persian hazar, meaning thousand) or Ezaari Easwegians, are a traditionally nomadic Yeniseian-Turkic-speaking Eurasian ethnic group who predominately inhabit the Common Union of Easway, a self-proclaimed state in the Barents Region of Northern Europe, and Easwegian Overseas Communities. The Ezaari claim heritage from the Thousand Clans (Khayezaareix), an ancient Altaian people who headed west and were a notable part of the medieval Khazar Khaganate. The traditional language of the Ezaari is Ezerryen Easwegian, which was revived upon Easwegian independence in 2017.
Origin
For the full article on Ezaari origins and their history, see Easwegian history
The Khayezaareix originated as an unnamed tribe of the Karasuk culture, within the Altai Mountains, a crossroad of different Turkic, Sino and Siberian polities, specifically linked to the Yeniseians, whereby the Ezaari Ezerryen language stems from. It is unknown how much interaction these tribes had with the Indo-European Andronovo culture, which the Karasuk culture replaced.
From on or around 1000 BC, several tribes of the Karasuk began moving south of the Altai mountains towards the Tarim Basin (today part of the homeland of the Uyghurs). Here, they interacted with the Iranic Saka culture. In roughly 800 BC, these convergences of culture formed a group known as the Khayezaareix (or Ghayezaareix), an Indo-European name which means Thousand Clans. This is said to be the earliest instance of an Ezaari Easwegian identity forming.
Within the next century, the tribe likely had conflict with the Tocharians, leading the Khayezaareix to travel through the Karakorum pass of the Himalayas, with at least one other tribe, possibly the Burusho, and reaching Kashmir.
Notable People
- Emilierzei Meizcherni-Zerri 'Emizerri' - Paramount Founder and 1st Grand Councillor
- Devaade Raizerni - 5th Marquis of Boriopa City
- Suqeruli Bai - 1st Marquis of Maritime Hopen and 2nd Grand Councillor