Javanshir Qizilbash

Jawanshir Qizilbash (Azerbaijani: Cavanşir-Qızılbaş tayfası) is an Azerbaijani tribe and a part of the Afshar, adherents of Twelver Shi'ism. They belong to the Qizilbash people of Afghanistan. This tribe is living in Kabul city especially in Chindawol, Moradkhani, and Wazirabad.

Origin

In Afghanistan, the clan is known to have originally migrated into the country during the reign of Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747).

See also

Sources

Christine Noelle. State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Psychology Press, 1997. ISBN 0-7007-0629-1, ISBN 978-0-7007-0629-7

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