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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf semi-nomadic tribal union
tribal confederation
associatedCity Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
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 Iran
surface form: Qajar dynasty

early Pahlavi era
language Southwestern Turkic
surface form: Qashqai Turkic
languageFamily Oghuz Turkic language
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Fars Province NERFINISHED
Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province NERFINISHED
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

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Qashqai hasEthnicAssociation Qashqai confederation
Qashqai people partOf Qashqai confederation
this entity surface form: Qashqai tribal confederation
Qashqai language associatedWith Qashqai confederation
this entity surface form: Qashqai tribal confederation