Tekke

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The Tekke are a major Turkmen tribal group historically known for their powerful khanate in Central Asia and their distinctive carpet-weaving tradition.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tekke canonical 2
divided into Ahal Tekke and Merv Tekke 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkmen tribe
ethnic group
battle Battle of Geok Tepe
center Ashgabat region
linked to: Ashgabat

Geok Tepe
conflictWith Russian Empire
country Turkmenistan
defeat Russian conquest of Turkmenistan
economy animal husbandry
trade in carpets
ethnicGroupOf Turkmenistan
ethnonym Teke
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Ahal
Merv oasis
knownFor Tekke carpet gul motif
linked to: Teke carpets

Tekke carpets
horse breeding
military prowess
language Turkmen language
materialCulture felt making
ornamental horse gear
silver jewelry
yurt dwellings
motif minor guls
octagonal guls
partOf Turkmen people
linked to: Turkmens
politicalOrganization Tekke khanate
region Central Asia
religion Sunni Islam
religiousTradition Hanafi school
subgroupOf Oghuz Turks
linked to: Oghuz
traditionalOccupation carpet weaving
pastoral nomadism
traditionalProduct camel trappings
chuval bags
engsi door rugs
flatweave rugs
pile carpets
tent bags
torba bags
tribal trappings
tribalStructure divided into clans
weavingColorPalette dark brown accents
deep red grounds
white highlights
weavingMaterial cotton warps
wool pile
weavingTechnique asymmetrical knot

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ersari relatedGroup Tekke
Saryk relatedEthnicGroup Tekke
Tekke Turkmens tribalStructure divided into Ahal Tekke and Merv Tekke
linked to: Tekke