Baraba Tatars

Baraba

Paraba, Barama, параба, барама
Regions with significant populations
Russia	8,380  Novosibirsk Oblast: 7000-8000  Omsk Oblast: 300-1000
Languages
Baraba dialect[1] of Siberian Tatar, Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam[1]

The Baraba (

According to the data of the Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, there were 8,000 Baraba Tatars in Novosibirsk Oblast in 2012.^[4]

History

The Baraba Tatars are descended from Kipchak tribes who inhabited the region during the 12th and 13th centuries, and to a lesser extent from Yeniseian and Mongol peoples. The region was conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century and was incorporated into the White Horde. The Baraba Tatars lived in the eastern portion of the Khanate of Sibir when it was established in the 15th century.^[5]

The Russians subjugated the Baraba Tatars in the 18th century. During the 19th century, the autonomy of the Baraba Tatars eroded away due to the influx of Russian settlers to the region and the high taxes imposed on them by the Russian state.^[5] The Russian settlers pushed out the Baraba from more fertile lands.^[6]

The

The Baraba Tatars are Sunni Muslims. They adopted Islam at around the latter half of the 18th century. However, the Baraba Tatars may have been exposed to Islam as early as the late 16th century and some may have been Muslim by the early 17th century.^[7]

Baraba Tatars have traditionally engaged in hunting, fishing, agriculture, and breeding some cattle and horses.^[9]

Genetics

The most common