Document Type : Original Article
Author
- PhD in history of Iran after Islam, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
The Qashqai tribe is one of the southern tribes of Iran whose main center was in Fars province. The Qashqais participated in the political and military events of Fars after the fall of the Safavid government. The present article tries to answer the question, what was the political status and changes of the Qashqai tribe, especially its leaders, during the period (1723- 1796 A.D)? And how was their geographical distribution? The article's findings show that the Qashqai tribe took two processes of compromise and cooperation and confrontation and opposition in the governments of Afshar and Zand. Most of the information about the Qashqai tribe includes the heads of that tribe who were from sub-tribe Shahilo. The first person among the Qashqai chiefs about whom there is more historical data is Ismail Khan blind Qashqai. After the death of Karim Khan, the Qashqais were also involved in the disputes of the successors of Karim Khan Zand. The Qashqais supported the Zandi until the end of the Zand rule. The Qashqai chiefs who headed the tribs had the title of Ilbeg at least since the Zand period .The geographical distribution, ownership and summer quarters and winter quartrs of Qashqai tribe in great Fars state.
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