Zingi
| Author: Laxman Burdak, IFS (R). |
Zingi were an ancient tribe inhabiting the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Jinja = Zingi (Pliny.vi.7)
History
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[1] mentions Lake Mieotis and the adjoining nations....After passing Cimmerium, the coast1 is inhabited by the Mæotici, the Vali, the Serbi2, the Arrechi, the Zingi, and the Psessi.
1 That lying on the east of the Sea of Azof. It seems impossible to identify the spot inhabited by each of these savage tribes. Hardouin says that the modern name of that inhabited by the Mæotici is Coumania.
2 Parisot suggests that this tribe afterwards emigrated to the west, and after establishing themselves in Macedonia, finally gave its name to modern Servia. He remarks, that most of these names appear to have been greatly mutilated, through the ignorance or carelessness of the transcribers, no two of the manuscripts agreeing as to the mode in which they should be spelt.