Chak people
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| Sak language[1] | |
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| Theravada Buddhism |
The Chaks (Bengali: চাক), are a community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma.
History[]
The Chaks entered the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the 14th century after their kingdom was overrun by the Arakanese. Still there are Chaks living in Arakan.[2]
References[]
- ^ Ethnologue
- ^ Saradindu Shekhar Chakma (2006). Ethnic Cleansing in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Dhaka: Ankur Prakashani. p. 38. OCLC 762756954.
| Indo-Aryans |
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| Austro-Asiatic |
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| Dravidian | ||
| Tibeto-Burman | ||
| Others | ||
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in Bangladesh