Raj Gond

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Raj Gond is a prominent subgroup of the Gonds, traditionally recognized as a ruling or aristocratic clan within the larger Gond tribal community of central India.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Raj Gond canonical 2
Raj Gondi 1
Raj Kondh 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gond subgroup
social group
tribal clan
associatedWithRegion Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

Telangana
country India
culturalRegion Gondwana region
linked to: Gondwana
describedAs prominent subgroup of the Gonds
endogamyPattern largely endogamous within Gond community
ethnicGroup Gond people
governedBy customary tribal laws
hasCulturalPractice ancestor worship
festival celebrations specific to Gond traditions
nature worship
hasHeritage folk songs
oral traditions
ritual dances
hasTitleAssociation Raja
heritageStatus indigenous people of central India
historicalRole local rulers in parts of central India
identityMarker use of Gondi and regional Indo-Aryan languages
languageFamily Dravidian languages
locatedIn central India
partOf Adivasi communities of India
linked to: Adivasis

Gond community
linked to: Gond
politicalStatus part of Scheduled Tribe electorates in India
recognizedAs distinct Gond subgroup in anthropological literature
relatedGroup Gond
Khatulwar Gond
Maria Gond
Muria Gond
religion Hinduism
indigenous Gond religion
socialIdentity Scheduled Tribe in India
socialOrganization clan-based structure
socialRole leadership within Gond villages
socialStratificationRole elite stratum within Gond society
traditionalOccupation agriculture
forest-based livelihoods
traditionalStatus aristocratic clan
ruling clan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gonds notableSubgroup Raj Gond
Southern Gondi hasDialect Raj Gondi
linked to: Raj Gond
Kondh hasSubgroup Raj Kondh
linked to: Raj Gond