Overview
Haplogroup R-FT41744 is a downstream branch of R-Y14051 characterized by a geographically widespread but demographically compact presence across Inner Asia. It arose during the Late Bronze Age, a period of increasing population mobility associated with emerging pastoral networks. FT41744 appears to have formed among groups active in the broad region linking the eastern Altai, the upper Irtysh basin and northern Xinjiang. Today, the lineage is observed primarily among Kazakh tribal groups, several Siberian Turkic populations and communities in northern China. Its internal structure points to expansions during the early medieval period, corresponding with historically documented movements of early Turkic confederations. Unlike some explosive branches, FT41744 shows a pattern of moderate but persistent spread, reflecting its integration into multiple regional networks rather than domination by a single founder event. Its geographic pattern reveals participation in both northern steppe migrations and southern routes toward the Tarim Basin and Gansu corridor, regions historically characterized by intense contact between Indo-European, Turkic and proto-Mongolic communities. This makes FT41744 a valuable lineage for tracing cultural interactions across the Inner Asian frontier.