Qashqai confederation

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The Qashqai confederation is a historically semi-nomadic tribal union in southwestern Iran, composed mainly of Turkic-speaking Qashqai people known for pastoralism, weaving, and a distinct cultural identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Qashqai tribal confederation 2
Qashqai confederation canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf semi-nomadic tribal union ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ
associatedCity Shiraz ⓘ
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
country Iran ⓘ
culturalExpression Qashqai dance ⓘ
Qashqai music ⓘ
oral epic traditions ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct tribal identity within Iran ⓘ
ethnicComposition includes some Arab tribes ⓘ
includes some Kurdish tribes ⓘ
includes some Luri tribes ⓘ
predominantly Turkic-speaking tribes ⓘ
ethnicGroup Qashqai people ⓘ
historicalLifestyle semi-nomadic ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence Qajar dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Qajar Iran

early Pahlavi era ⓘ
language Qashqai Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Southwestern Turkic
languageFamily Oghuz Turkic languages ⓘ
leadershipTitle Ilkhan ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern Iran ⓘ
materialCulture black goat-hair tents ⓘ
colorful tribal dress ⓘ
geometric-patterned carpets ⓘ
notableLeader Khosrow Khan Qashqai ⓘ
Mohammad Naser Khan Qashqai ⓘ
notableLeaderFamily Qashqai khans ⓘ
opposedGovernmentPolicy Reza Shah Pahlavi sedentarization policies ⓘ
centralization of power in Tehran ⓘ
politicalRole regional power in southern Iran during Qajar period ⓘ
population hundreds of thousands of members ⓘ
recognizedAs distinct ethnic minority in Iran ⓘ
region Bushehr Province ⓘ
Fars Province ⓘ
Khuzestan Province ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province ⓘ
religion Shia Islam ⓘ
seasonalMigration between summer highland pastures and winter lowland pastures ⓘ
statusInModernIran partially sedentarized ⓘ
still maintains elements of nomadic migration ⓘ
summerPasturesRegion Zagros Mountains ⓘ
traditionalCraft carpet weaving ⓘ
kilim weaving ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
traditionalEconomy pastoralism ⓘ
transhumant herding ⓘ
traditionalLivestock goats ⓘ
horses ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
winterPasturesRegion lowlands near the Persian Gulf ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qashqai → hasEthnicAssociation → Qashqai confederation ⓘ
Qashqai people → partOf → Qashqai tribal confederation ⓘ
linked to: Qashqai confederation
Qashqai language → associatedWith → Qashqai tribal confederation ⓘ
linked to: Qashqai confederation