Home›South and Central Asian Peoples›Descent RuleBrowse ByDescent RuleFactsDescent RuleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1949 1Primary DisciplineWell-attestedAnthropology 1Descent RuleFilter Results3 entriesGroup TypeAllCaste (1)Ethnic Group (3)Subsistence ModeAllTrade / Commerce (2)Population BandAll1 to 10 Million (1)Over 10 Million (3)Primary LanguageAllBengali (1)Enga (1)Hindi (1)Sinhala (1)Tamil (2)Typical RegionAllBangladesh (1)India (2)Sri Lanka (1)The Indian Subcontinent (1)PrevalenceAllCommon (1)Show ResultsBilateral DescentDescent Rule1 entryMatrilineal DescentDescent Rule1 entryPatrilineal DescentDescent Rule3 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Human Relations Area Filestier 2WikipediaHuman Relations Area Files, lead section, founding sentenceA financially autonomous research agency based at Yale University since 1949, its mission is to promote understanding of cultural diversity and commonality in the past and present.Human Relations Area Files, lead section, anthropologist sentenceDocuments in both eHRAF databases are subject-indexed at the paragraph level by HRAF anthropologists.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.