Qizilbash
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Qizilbash were a confederation of militant Shia Turkoman tribes who played a central role in establishing the Safavid dynasty and spreading Twelver Shi’ism in Iran.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qizilbash factions | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
confederation of tribes
ⓘ
religious-military group ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Safavid order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shah Ismail I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | central Safavid bureaucracy in later period ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| declineCause |
centralization policies of later Safavid rulers
ⓘ
rise of ghulam (slave-soldier) corps in Safavid Iran ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkoman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name means "Red Head" in Turkic ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Turkic-speaking
ⓘ
militant ⓘ tribal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Afshar tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayat tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Qajar tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumlu tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamlu tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tekelu tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ustajlu tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulkadar tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to the Shi’ification of Iran
ⓘ
helped transform Iran into a Shia-majority state ⓘ |
| ideology | ghulat-leaning Shia beliefs in early period ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Battle of Chaldiran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Azerbaijani Turkic
ⓘ
other Oghuz Turkic dialects ⓘ |
| loyaltyTo | Safavid shahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | cavalry forces of Safavid army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing the Safavid dynasty in Iran
ⓘ
spreading Twelver Shi’ism in Iran ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni ulema of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
Shah Ismail I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Safavid shahs ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Safavid ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Twelver Shi’ism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
military backbone of early Safavid state
ⓘ
supporters of the Safavid dynasty ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal confederation under Safavid leadership ⓘ |
| symbol | red headgear ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qizilbash factions