Khamseh
The Khamseh is a tribal confederation in the province of Fars in southwestern Iran. It consists of five tribes.It was created in 1861 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar to decrease strength of the Qashqai, who were gaining so much power. The Khamseh tribes were a mixture of Persians, Turks, and Arabs.
Tribes[change | change source]
- The Basseri (Persian)
- The Arab (Arabic)
- Tha Baharlu (Turkish)
- Tha Inalu (Turkish)
- Tha Nafar (Turkish)
Sources[change | change source]
- Ali Mohammad Najafi.Great Men of Arab Tribe and the Tribes
- Ali Mohammad Najafi.Khamseh Tribes happenings
- Ehsan Yousefi,nomads of Persia:The Basseri tribe;2014;Shiraz