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Aymaq
The Aimaq, Aimaq Persians (), or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aymaq, Aimagh, Aimak, and Aymak, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan, especially in Ghor and Badghis. Aimaqs were originally known as ''chahar'' ("four") Aymaqs: Jamshidi, Aimaq Hazara, Firozkohi, and Taymani. The Timuri, which is a separate tribe but is sometimes included among Aimaqs, which is known as ''Aimaq-e digar'' ("another Aimaq"). The Aimaq speak several subdialects of the Aimaq dialect of the Persian language, but some southern groups of Taymani, Firozkohi, and northeastern Timuri Aimaqs have adopted the Pashto language. Etymology The word "Aimaq" is derived from the Turkic- Mongolic word "Oymaq" that means "tribe" and "group of tribes". Origin The Aimaqs claim different origins based on their tribal background. Some claim to be descended from the troops of Genghis K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timuri
The Timuri or Taimuri () are a sub-tribe of the Aimaq people of Afghanistan and Iran, which also include Jamshidi, Aimaq Hazara, Firozkohi, and Taymani. The Timuri originated in western Badghis Province. They mostly speak the Persian dialects. The Timuri were once the largest and most powerful of the Aimaqs. They are believed to be descendants of Timur. Nowadays, they live in Afghanistan and Iran. In Iran, they live in the former Khorasan Province and around Mashhad. In Afghanistan, their traditional nomadic homeland is Badghis Province, while others are settled in oases near Herat and Shindand in western Afghanistan and near Ghazni in central Afghanistan. There is also a small group of Pashtunised pastoralist Timuri in Baghlan Province in northeastern Afghanistan. Johnathan Lee notes that in 19th century accords, the Taimuri were often confused with the Taimani, but as the Taimuri were generally a small tribe living in Persian territory, it is usually the Taimani that chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firozkohi
The Firozkohi () are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Jamshidi, Taymani, and Taimuri. The Firozkohi speak the Aimaq dialect of Dari Persian and Pashto. They claim Achakzai Pashtun descent. They are named after Firozkoh, the medieval capital of the Ghurid dynasty. The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab River, largely in Badghis Province. Origin The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe are known as ''Zay Ḥākem.'' They claim descent from Achakzai Pashtuns, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty. History In 1987, the Firozkohi were the second-largest Aymaq tribe, after the Taymani. Both Firozkohi and Taymani tribes claim descent from Pashtun tribes. See also * Aimaq people * Hazaras The Hazaras (; ) are an ethnic group and a principal component of Afghanistan’s population. They are one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghor Province
Ghōr, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur (), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven Districts of Afghanistan, districts, encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately 764,472 settled people. Chaghcharan, Firuzkoh (known as “Chaghcharan” until 2014) is the capital of the province. Etymology The ancient Indo-European languages, Indo-European, Sogdian language, Sogdian ''gor-''/''gur-'' ("mountain"-) is well preserved in all Slavic languages, Slavic ''gor-''/''gór- (goor-/gur-)'', e.g.: Gorals, Goran (Slavic name), Goran, Goranci (other), Goranci, Góra (other), Góra, Gora, Russia, Gora..., in Iranian languages, e.g.: Gorani language, Guran (Kurdish tribe). The Polish language, Polish notation using ''gór-'' ("ó" stands for a sound between English language, English "oo" and "u") instead of the popular ''gur-'' or ''ghur-'' preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taymani
The Taymani () are an Aimaq people in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan. They speak the Aimaq dialect of Persian, but some southern groups of Taymanis speak the Pashto language. The Taymani people claim descent Kakar Pashtuns. History The ''Taymanis'' were established by Tayman, a Kakar Pashtun. The Taymanis would go onto conquering Ghor in the late 1600's. During the decline of the Safavids, the Taymanis conquered Farah and Isfizar under Dilawar Khan. The Taymanis would go onto siding with the Durrani Empire during their rise and gave troops to the Sadozais. The Taymanis began declining in the nineteenth century with the collapse of the Durranis. The ''Taymanis'' would see support from other states including the Principality of Qandahar, while also being placed under threat from states such as the Emirate of Herat, and the Firozkohis. The Taymanis would swear fealty in the 1860s to the Emirate of Afghanistan which was ruled by Dost Mohammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimaq Hazara
The Aimaq Hazara (Hazara-ye Qala-ye Naw); () are the Hazara component of the Aimaq confederation. They are mostly Sunni Muslims while other Hazaras are mostly Shia Muslims. Some Aimaq Hazaras are semi-nomadic and live in yurts covered with felt Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers together. Felt can be made of natural fibers such as wool or animal fur, or from synthetic fibers such as petroleum-based acrylic fiber, acrylic or acrylonitrile or .... See also * Aimaq people * List of Hazara tribes References Further reading * * * * External linksEthnologue.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamshidi (tribe)
The Jamshidi () are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Aimaq Hazara, Firozkohi, and Taymani. The Jamshidi are a primarily sedentary people living in Herat and are believed to be one of the oldest Persian tribes. Some Jamshidis have settled in Turkmenistan. History A 1926 publication notes that the Iranian city of Nishapur (in northeast Iran, near the Badghis Province of Afghanistan) has a population of "Jamshidis", originating from "north of Herat", who moved to the area following the 1856–1857 Anglo-Persian War. Jamshidi tribes are Sistani Persian nomads, who migrated to western Afghanistan over several centuries. See also *Aimaq people The Aimaq, Aimaq Persians (), or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aymaq, Aimagh, Aimak, and Aymak, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mainly in the central and western highla ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taymani (Aimaq Tribe)
The Taymani () are an Aimaq people in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan. They speak the Aimaq dialect of Persian language, Persian, but some southern groups of Taymanis speak the Pashto language. The Taymani people claim descent Kakar Pashtuns. History The ''Taymanis'' were established by Tayman, a Kakar Pashtuns, Pashtun. The Taymanis would go onto conquering Ghor in the late 1600's. During the decline of the Safavid dynasty, Safavids, the Taymanis conquered Farah, Afghanistan, Farah and Isfizar under Dilawar Khan. The Taymanis would go onto siding with the Durrani Empire during their rise and gave troops to the Sadozais. The Taymanis began declining in the nineteenth century with the collapse of the Durranis. The ''Taymanis'' would see support from other states including the Principality of Qandahar, while also being placed under threat from states such as Herat (1793–1863), the Emirate of Herat, and the Firozkohi, Firozkohis. The Taymanis would swear fealty in the 1860s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnonym), Afghans until 1964 after the term's meaning had become a demonym for all citizens of Afghanistan regardless of their ethnic groups in Afghanistan, ethnic group. The Pashtuns speak the Pashto, Pashto language, which belongs to the Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian branch of the Iranian languages, Iranian language family. Additionally, Dari serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan, while those in Pakistan speak Urdu and English. In India, the majority of those of Pashtun descent have lost the ability to speak Pashto and instead speak Hindi and other regional languages. There are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes, Pashtun tribes and clans with a Theories of Pashtun origin, variety of origin theories. In 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkic Languages
The Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia from Eastern Europe and Southern Europe to Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia (Siberia), and West Asia. The Turkic languages originated in a region of East Asia spanning from Mongolia to Northwest China, where Proto-Turkic language, Proto-Turkic is thought to have been spoken, from where they Turkic migration, expanded to Central Asia and farther west during the first millennium. They are characterized as a dialect continuum. Turkic languages are spoken by some 200 million people. The Turkic language with the greatest number of speakers is Turkish language, Turkish, spoken mainly in Anatolia and the Balkans; its native speakers account for about 38% of all Turkic speakers, followed by Uzbek language, Uzbek. Characteristic features such as vowel harmony, agglutination, subject-object-verb order, and lack of grammatical gender, are almost universal within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Muslim community, being appointed at the meeting of Saqifa. This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib () as his successor. Nevertheless, Sunnis revere Ali, along with Abu Bakr, Umar () and Uthman () as ' rightly-guided caliphs'. The term means those who observe the , the practices of Muhammad. The Quran, together with hadith (especially the Six Books) and (scholarly consensus), form the basis of all traditional jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. Sharia legal rulings are derived from these basic sources, in conjunction with consideration of public welfare and juristic discretion, using the principles of jurisprudence developed by the four legal schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki and Shafi'i. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Eyewitness Travel), history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery, parenting and many others. The worldwide CEO of DK is Paul Kelly. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as The Walt Disney Company, Disney, Lego, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned authors such as Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books. History DK was founded in 1974 by Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
