The Nikudari are (or were; Weiers notes that his informants were not aware of this term anymore) a population group of Afghanistan of Mongolic origin. While they don’t resemble Mongolians from their physical appearance as the Hazara people do, they are distinct from them in that the Hazara don’t exhibit any Mongolic linguistic peculiarities. The Nikudari, on the other hand, used to speak Moghol which is probably extinct now. Their tribal name hails from their former military leader, Negudar, who according to Morgan was a general of the Golden Horde[1], but according to the research of Weiers that Morgan fails to quote was a leader of rebels against Abaqa Khan.[2]
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References
- ^ Morgan, David (2007 [1986]): The Mongols. Malden: Blackwell Publishing: 95
- ^ Weiers, Michael (1971): Die Sprache der Moghol der Provinz Herat in Afghanistan. Göttingen: Opladen:15-24. This reference was used for any other informations provided in this article as well.
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