Jalayir tribe

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The Jalayir tribe was a Mongol-Turkic tribal group that rose to prominence in the 13th–14th centuries and provided the ruling elite of the Jalayirid Sultanate in Iraq and western Iran.

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instanceOf Mongol tribe
Turkic tribe
tribal group
associatedWith Jalayirid Sultanate
culturalSphere Persianate world
ethnicComposition Mongol-Turkic
ethnicOrigin Mongol
Turkic
governedEntity Baghdad
Tabriz
historicalRegion Iraq
western Iran
historicalSignificance formed basis of Jalayirid ruling class
integrationInto post-Mongol polities of the Middle East
languageFamily Turkic languages
notableDynasty Jalayirid dynasty
linked to: Jalayirid Sultanate
partOf Mongol tribal confederation
politicalInfluence Iraq in the 14th century
western Iran in the 14th century
politicalSystem sultanate-based rule
precededBy Ilkhanate dominance in Iran and Iraq
primaryActivity governance
warfare
regionOfOrigin Central Asia
religion Islam
role ruling elite of the Jalayirid Sultanate
socialStatus military aristocracy
succeededBy Kara Koyunlu control in Iraq and western Iran
timePeriod 13th century
14th century

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Jalayirid Sultanate originatesFrom Jalayir tribe