Pachuau clan
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Mizo (Duhlian) (Tibeto-Burman) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Lusei clans (Sailo, Chhangte, Chuaungo, Hauhnar, Hrahsel) |
The Pachuau are a commoner clan of the Lusei (Lushai) tribe among the Mizo people of Mizoram, northeastern India.[1] The Lusei, the largest and most influential tribe among the Mizo, are organised into chiefly clans (such as the Sailo) and commoner clans, of which the Pachuau are one of the principal groups.[2]
Within the traditional Mizo social order, the Pachuau and other commoner clans formed the majority of the population in Lushai villages under the authority of hereditary Sailo chiefs.[2][3] The Pachuau are further subdivided into several sub-clans, including Lianthung, Chhawnthliak, Liannghawr, Chuaulak, and others, each tracing descent from a common patrilineal ancestor.[4] Like all Mizo clans, the Pachuau practise clan exogamy.[1]
The Pachuau name is well represented among scholars and public figures in contemporary Mizoram. Joy L.K. Pachuau, a historian, has written on Mizo identity and contributed to academic discourse on the construction of ethnic consciousness in northeastern India.[5]
See also
- Mizo people
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nag, Chitta Ranjan (1998). Mizo Polity and Political Modernisation. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 81-259-0479-4. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Unit 1". Tribes of Mizoram (PDF). BANC-134. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University. 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ McCall, A. G. (1949). Lushai Chrysalis. London: Luzac & Co. OCLC 3474624. Search this book on
- ↑ Lalthangliana, B. (2001). India, Burma leh Bangladesh-a Mizo Chanchin (History and Culture of Mizo in India, Burma and Bangladesh). Aizawl: RTM Press. Search this book on
- ↑ Pachuau, Joy L. K. (2014). Being Mizo: Identity and Belonging in Northeast India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-945115-9. Search this book on
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