Mabas. See [WADAI GROUP].
Macedonians. A warlike people of ancient Greece, who attained their greatest power under Alexander the Great. They were not true Hellenes, but a race of wild mountain tribes probably of Hamitic origin. Modern Macedonia is peopled by an extremely mixed race of Greeks, Bulgarians, Turks, etc., among whom some descendants of the ancient Macedonians may no doubt be found.
Macusis. See [CARIBS].
Madis. See [NILITIC GROUP].
Madurese. A Malay race inhabiting Java, and allied to the [Javanese] (q.v.).
Magars. A Tibetan tribe of Western Nepal.
Magwangwaras. A fierce predatory race of Bantu Negroes, occupying the head-waters of the Rovuma River in East Central Africa.
Magyars. A warlike and now highly civilised race belonging to the Finno-Ugrian stock of the Northern Mongolic family. They first appeared in Europe about a thousand years ago, being probably [Scythian] (q.v.) immigrants from the Caspian district. They conquered the Roman provinces of Pannonia and Dacia, and there founded the Kingdom of Hungary in the year 1000. They are still the dominant race in Hungary, which now forms part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and preserve their Finno-Ugrian speech. They are a chivalrous and highly intelligent race, whose Mongolic descent is no longer perceptible in their white skins and regular, often handsome features. Probably this is due to frequent crossing of blood with German, Slav and Roumanian neighbours.
Mahrattas. See [MARATHIS].
Makololos. A warlike branch of the Basuto race of Bantu Negroes who, in 1835, moved north and conquered the Barotses, only to be reduced by them to vassalage about 1864.