Shahsevan

Shahsevan girls from a rich family. End of 19th century, Iran
Shahsevan
(Şahsevənlər)
Regions with significant populations
 Iran 300.000[1]
Languages
Azerbaijani
Religion
Shia Islam

The Shahsevan (Azerbaijani: Şahsevənlər), are a branch of the Turkic Oghuz groups,[2] sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijani people, located primarily in Iran and on the territory of the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan.[3] The name Shahsevan means "adherents of the Shah".

See also

References

  1. Rıza Zelyut, ed. (2007). Yabancı kaynaklara göre Türk kimliği (Fark ed.). p. 386.
  2. Yaşar Kalafat, ed. (2002). Balkanlar'dan Uluğ Türkistan'a Türk halk inançları 2 (Kültür Bakanlığı ed.). p. 386.
  3. A.Z. Abdullaiev, ed. (1996). Türk dillerinin tarihsel gelişme sorunları (Atatürk Kültür, Dil, ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu ed.). p. 66.

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