Afghan Qizilbash

Afghan Qizilbash
Depiction of Afghan Qizilbash men by James Rattray, 1848
Regions with significant populations
Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, North Afghanistan
Languages
Dari
Religion
Twelver Shia Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Turkic peoples, especially Azerbaijanis

Afghan Qizilbash (Dari: قزلباش‌های افغان; Azerbaijani: Əfqanıstan qızılbaşları) are a Turkic ethnic group in Afghanistan. The Afghan Qizilbash are descendants of the Qizilbash, which were a militant group mostly made up of Turkomans.[1][2][3] Their language is Dari.[4][5][6] They follow Twelver Shia Islam.[5]

  1. ^ Terry Glavin. Come from the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan. — Douglas & McIntyre, 2011. — С. 62
  2. ^ Afghanistan Foreign Policy and Government Guide. — С. 172.
  3. ^ Конституции государств Азии: в 3 т.. — Институт законодательства и сравнительного правоведения при Правительстве РФ: Норма, 2010. — Т. 2: Средняя Азия и Индостан. — С. 17. ISBN 978-5-91768-124-5, 978-5-91768-126-9.
  4. ^ "КЫЗЫЛБА́ШИ". BigEnc.Ru. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  5. ^ a b "Qizilbash in Afghanistan". Joshua Project. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  6. ^ Rəsmi dövlət dilindən biri olması ilə əlaqədar bu dildən istifadə edirlər.

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