Qashqai confederation
E383794
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qashqai tribal confederation | 2 |
| Qashqai confederation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3728412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Qashqai confederation Context triple: [Qashqai, hasEthnicAssociation, Qashqai confederation]
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Cuman–Kipchak confederation
The Cuman–Kipchak confederation was a powerful medieval nomadic Turkic alliance that dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Black Sea to Central Asia before the Mongol invasions.
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B.
Kwararafa confederacy
The Kwararafa confederacy was a powerful precolonial multi-ethnic state in the central Nigerian Middle Belt, historically dominated by the Jukun people and known for its military campaigns against major West African kingdoms.
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C.
Cuman Confederation
The Cuman Confederation was a medieval nomadic tribal union of Turkic-speaking Cumans that dominated the Eurasian steppe north of the Black Sea before being shattered by the Mongol invasions.
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D.
Kara-Khanid Khanate
The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a medieval Turkic Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia, particularly Transoxiana and Kashgaria, between the 10th and 13th centuries.
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E.
Yafa Sultanate
The Yafa Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Yafa region of southern Arabia that later became one of the constituent states of the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qashqai confederation Target entity description: 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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A.
Cuman–Kipchak confederation
The Cuman–Kipchak confederation was a powerful medieval nomadic Turkic alliance that dominated the Eurasian steppe from the Black Sea to Central Asia before the Mongol invasions.
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B.
Kwararafa confederacy
The Kwararafa confederacy was a powerful precolonial multi-ethnic state in the central Nigerian Middle Belt, historically dominated by the Jukun people and known for its military campaigns against major West African kingdoms.
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C.
Cuman Confederation
The Cuman Confederation was a medieval nomadic tribal union of Turkic-speaking Cumans that dominated the Eurasian steppe north of the Black Sea before being shattered by the Mongol invasions.
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D.
Kara-Khanid Khanate
The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a medieval Turkic Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia, particularly Transoxiana and Kashgaria, between the 10th and 13th centuries.
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E.
Yafa Sultanate
The Yafa Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Yafa region of southern Arabia that later became one of the constituent states of the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
semi-nomadic tribal union
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tribal confederation ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Shiraz, Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiraz
|
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalExpression |
Qashqai dance
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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
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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
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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
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still maintains elements of nomadic migration ⓘ |
| summerPasturesRegion | Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
carpet weaving
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kilim weaving ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
pastoralism
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transhumant herding ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
goats
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horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| winterPasturesRegion | lowlands near the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
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Subject: Qashqai confederation Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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