Shaqaqi (tribe)

Shaqaqi (, ) is a Kurdish tribe in Iran.SHAHSEVAN from Encyclopædia Iranica Its branches nowadays live in East Azerbaijan, Razavi Khorasan and North Khorasan provinces of Iran. They mainly speak Azerbaijani language and are Shiite Muslims. Albeit sharing similar names, today they differ from the Shekak tribe,The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926: Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State, Mehrdad Kia, 2023, p. 58 Bruinessen, M.M. van. "S̲h̲akāk". In P. Bearman (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English), (Brill, 2012) doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6779 who are Sunni and speak Kurmanji.Bruinessen, M.M. van. "S̲h̲akāk". In P. Bearman (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English), (Brill, 2012) doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6779

History The Shaqaqi tribe has been described as brave warriors and they trained officers of soldiers of the Qajar dynasty since the reign of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.

See also Sarab Khanate

References

External links