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Alevi militant groups
Qizilbash or Kizilbash were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman Shia militant groups that flourished in Iranian Azerbaijan, Anatolia, the Armenian highlands
Qizilbash
Surname list
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Qizilbash_(name)
Shia Muslim ethnic group in Afghanistan
The Afghan Qizilbash (Dari: قزلباشهای افغان) are a Persian-speaking ethnic group in Afghanistan, mainly residing in Herat, Kabul and Kandahar. Numbering
Afghan_Qizilbash
Iran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736
Safavids to power, due to making up the bulk of the Safavid army, were the Qizilbash (lit. 'red-heads'), who consisted of Turkoman tribes. Meanwhile, ethnic
Safavid_Iran
Shah of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1524
transformed the religious order into a military movement supported by the Qizilbash (mainly Turkoman Shiite groups). The Safavids took control of northwestern
Ismail_I
Shah of Safavid Iran from 1587 to 1629
country was riven with discord between the different factions of the Qizilbash army, who killed Abbas' mother and elder brother. Meanwhile, Iran's main
Abbas_the_Great
Pakistani sarod player (born 1963)
Asad Qizilbash (born 22 September 1963) is a Pakistani sarod player. Asad was born in 1963 to the famous violinist K.H. Qizilbash, who introduced many
Asad_Qizilbash
Military campaigns conducted by I Tahmasp
Tahmasp's marches. The objective of the second march was to establish stable Qizilbash rule in Georgian territories. Again, through raids and plundering observed
Tahmasp I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns
Tahmasp_I's_Kakhetian_and_Kartlian_campaigns
Pakistani pashto singer
Mahjabin Qazalbash (Pashto: ماہ جبین قزلباش; 1958 – 26 February 2020) was a Pashto singer from Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She also sang in
Mahjabin_Qazalbash
provinces. Other, far smaller, Afghanistan's Twelver communities include the Qizilbash and the Sadat populations. Hazaras predominantly practice Islam, with
Shia_Islam_in_Afghanistan
Sufi tradition
Alevism (/æˈlɛvɪzəm/; Turkish: Alevilik; Kurdish: Elewîtî), also known as Qizilbashism, is a syncretic and mystic movement, traditionally associated with Haji
Alevism
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Turkey
Pakistani social activist (1940–2012)
Shahtaj Qizilbash (born 1934) was a Pakistani women's rights activist and human rights campaigner. She was known as a founding member of the Women's Action
Shahtaj_Qizilbash
Safavid Shah of Iran from 1578 to 1587
emerged as the only heir and became Shah in 1578 with the backing of the Qizilbash tribes. Khodabanda's reign was marked by a continued weakness of the crown
Mohammad_Khodabanda
Pakistani politician
Nawab Sir Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash (Urdu: نواب مظفر علی خان قزلباش; born 1908) was a Pakistani politician from the Punjab and a minister in the governments
Muzaffar_Ali_Khan_Qizilbash
Safavid Shah of Iran from 1576 to 1577
the realm's influential vassals, or for his growing popularity with the Qizilbash tribes, resulting in Tahmasp becoming wary of his son's influence. Tahmasp
Ismail_II
Shah of Iran from 1524 to 1576
first years of Tahmasp's reign were marked by civil wars between the Qizilbash leaders until 1532, when he asserted his authority and began an absolute
Tahmasp_I
Senior Safavid official under Shah Ismail I
Beg Laleh Shamlu (Persian: حسین بیگ شاملو; 1452 – 23 August 1514) was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman origin, who occupied high offices under Shah Ismail
Hossein_Beg_Laleh_Shamlu
Pashayi, Nuristani, Sikh, Hindkowan, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Baloch, Aimaq, Qizilbash, Arab and many others. Approximately 43% of the population was under the
Demographics_of_Afghanistan
Turkic people of modern Afghanistan
day Afghanistan. The major Turkic tribes are the Qizilbash, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, and Turkmens. The Qizilbash came to Afghanistan during the Afsharid and Durrani
Turkic_peoples_in_Afghanistan
Founder of the Durrani Empire
service of the empire was dominated by the Qizilbash, as most of the Durrani elite were illiterate. The Qizilbash also significantly formed the major part
Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
Pakistani actor (1923–1998)
Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish) (Punjabi, Urdu: آغا طالِش) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his
Agha_Talish
Pashayi, and <0.5% Qizilbash. incl. 1% Sadat. incl. 1% Sadat, 1% Pashayi, also Qizilbash, and Kyrgyz. incl. 1% Sadat, also Pashayi, Qizilbash, and Kyrgyz. incl
Ethnicity_in_Afghanistan
Military history of Safavid Iran from 1501 to 1736
usually Qizilbash lords of Turkoman stock. However, from the early 17th century onwards, the post became pretty much dominated by non-Qizilbash, especially
Military_of_Safavid_Iran
levies against the Qizilbash population of Kabul's Chindawol quarter. The violence evolved into a full-scale siege of the Qizilbash mahalla and pushed
1803_anti-Shia_riots_in_Kabul
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
1514, Sultan Selim I ordered the massacre of 40,000 Anatolian Alevis (Qizilbash), whom he considered a fifth column for the rival Safavid Empire. During
Ottoman_Empire
Overview of the history of the persecution of Shia Alevis by the Ottoman Empire
was also marked by numerous Qizilbāsh rebellions, which Bayezid II tried to overcome by deporting thousands of Qizilbāsh from Anatolia to some of the
Ottoman_persecution_of_Alevis
Battle of the Safavid-Aq Qoyunlu wars
Hamadan in Western Persia. Shah Ismail's forces, consisting primarily of Qizilbash warriors, effectively employed superior tactics and firearms to defeat
Battle_of_Hamadan_(1503)
Uprising in against the Ottomans in 1511
Turkmen, was also sympathetic to the Turkmen of the Ottoman Empire. The Qizilbash, Anatolian adherents to the Safavid order, held a strong presence across
Şahkulu_rebellion
Upcoming television series
Monica Studio's Cory Barlog and Yumi Yang, PlayStation Productions's Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan, and Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee, with Santa Monica's
God of War (American TV series)
God_of_War_(American_TV_series)
Upcoming film by Zach Cregger
Produced by Robert Kulzer Zach Cregger Roy Lee Miri Yoon Carter Swan Asad Qizilbash Starring Austin Abrams Zach Cherry Kali Reis Paul Walter Hauser Cinematography
Resident_Evil_(2026_film)
Iranian royal dynasty of Turkic origin (1789–1925)
in the early 16th century as heads of the Turkoman Qajar tribe of the Qizilbash confederacy. The dynasty ruled Iran from 1789 until 1925, beginning with
Qajar_dynasty
1659 battle
deported. In the following years, Qizilbash lords were appointed as governors of Kakheti, while a large number of Qizilbash tribal folk were relocated to
Bakhtrioni_uprising
Oghuz tribe in Iran
the Shamli tribe, was one of the seven original and the most powerful Qizilbash tribes of Turcoman origin in Iran. Ahmad Sultan Shamlu Abdu Beg Shamlu
Shamlu
1514 battle of the Ottoman–Persian wars
importance because it not only negated the idea that the murshid of the Qizilbash was infallible, but also led Kurdish chiefs to assert their authority
Battle_of_Chaldiran
achieve his aims he relied on the Qizilbash, a group of Turkoman soldiers. In addition to the risky actions of the Qizilbash under Ismail I's command, his
Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam
Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_Shia_Islam
were suppressed by Ottoman soldiers, resulting in the deaths of many Qizilbash Turkmens, and many others fleeing and losing track of them in the process
Rebellion of the false Ismail Mirza
Rebellion_of_the_false_Ismail_Mirza
2023 film by Neill Blomkamp
Based on Gran Turismo by Polyphony Digital Produced by Doug Belgrad Asad Qizilbash Carter Swan Dana Brunetti Starring David Harbour Orlando Bloom Archie
Gran_Turismo_(film)
Elite slave soldiers, courtiers, bureaucrats in Safavid Iran
factions: the Persian administrative and religious elite, the Turkic Qizilbash military, and the newly established Caucasian gholams. This "Third Force"
Gholaman-e khasseh-ye sharifeh
Gholaman-e_khasseh-ye_sharifeh
Queen of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973
Sardar Dost Mohammad Khan 29. Zainab Begum 7. Sahira Begum 30. Sardar Agha Muhammad Khan Qizilbash 15. a daughter of Sardar Agha Muhammad Khan Qizilbash
Humaira_Begum
Early form of the Azerbaijani language
çaġatā’ī (Chagatai), due to its close relation to dialects spoken by the Qizilbash. Ajem-Turkic is descended from Old Anatolian Turkish, and is part of the
Ajem-Turkic
Pakistani actor
Retrieved 9 September 2025. "Abdul Hannan teams up with Samar Jafri, Rovalio, Qizilbash on new EP 'Khasara'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2026. "Samar
Samar_Jafri
Set of theological beliefs in the Islamic faith
Ghulat Shīʿītes. According to Turkish scholar Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı, the Qizilbash ("Red-Heads") of the 16th century – a religious and political movement
Schools_of_Islamic_theology
Ethnic group in South Asia
Gürkani or Timurids. U Thant Turco-Mongol tradition Gurkani Changezi Qizilbash Levin, S. F. (2006). "Mughal". In Malik, Hafeez; Gankovsky, Yuri V. (eds
Mughal_people
History of the Anatolian Sufi community
were gradually disbanded in favour of a regular Iranian slave army.The Qizilbash (red-heads) were Kurdish and Turkoman tribes who adhered to the Safavid
Alevi_history
Pakistani politician
position on 18 March 1958, and was succeeded by Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash. Sardar Rashid (Republican) served as Minister for Commerce and Industries
Abdur Rashid Khan (politician)
Abdur_Rashid_Khan_(politician)
Safavid princess (1548–1578)
influential figure who attracted the attentions of the prominent leaders of the Qizilbash tribes. Pari Khan played a central role in the succession crisis after
Pari_Khan_Khanum
Neighborhood of Kabul in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, which like Afshar district is populated primarily by Shia-Qizilbash. Kabul City Fayz̤ Muḥammad, R. D. McChesney. Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's
Wazirabad,_Kabul
Wife of Safavid shah Mohammad Khodabanda (died 1579)
ruling sister Pari Khan Khanum (who had allied with the all powerful Qizilbash army factions) believed she could easily control him. From the day Khobanda
Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum
2025 film by David F. Sandberg
Dauberman Based on Until Dawn by PlayStation Studios Produced by Asad Qizilbash Carter Swan David F. Sandberg Lotta Losten Roy Lee Gary Dauberman Mia
Until_Dawn_(film)
Military exploits of the Persian monarch
overview of Ismail's wars. In the initial seven years of Ismail’s reign, the Qizilbash dominated almost entirely, holding key governmental and military posts
Campaigns_of_Ismail_I
Oghuz tribe
Qoyunlu and Safavid empires, and one of the Turkmen tribes that formed the Qizilbash. The Mosul tribe, more commonly referred to as Turkmen in the Safavid
Mawsillu
Province of Safavid Iran
of Karabakh was generally held by a member of the Qajars, one of the Qizilbash tribes. Its highlands were controlled by the five Armenian melikdoms.
Safavid_Karabakh
Safavid military leader
leader, who was the first member of the Qizilbash to govern Kakheti. Bektash's father was an influential Qizilbash commander named Mohammad Khan Torkman
Bektash_Beg_Torkman
Neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Most of its population are of the Qizilbash and Hazara ethnic groups. The neighbourhood was the site of the Afshar
Afshar,_Kabul
1979 failed insurrection in Kabul, Afghanistan
the arrests of Shia scholars and influential fighters of the city's of Qizilbash by the ruling Khalq-PDPA government. Chindawol is predominantly populated
Chindawol_uprising
I (r. 1587–1629) were more engaged in the administration. The Turkmen Qizilbash leaders also held a level of influence that limited the authority of the
List_of_Safavid_grand_viziers
Neighborhood of Kabul in Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Asamai Mountains The majority of the people in this region are Afghan Qizilbash. Most of the people residing here are also members of Shia Islam, as there
Chindawol
Traditional religious beliefs of the Shabaks
Shabaks referred to it as "Burkh". Buyruks was also present among the Qizilbash, Ibrahimiyya Turkmen, Yarsani Kurds, and Alevism, both the Kurdish and
Shabakism
Turkoman tribe active in Safavid Iran
The Rumlu were one of the Turkish speaking Qizilbash Turkoman tribes that were active during the Safavid period. A famous Rumlu was Div Sultan Rumlu who
Rumlu
Index of articles associated with the same name
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Turkish_coup_d'état
Cemetery in Lahore, Pakistan
its records. Many graves are hundreds of years old. Established by the Qizilbash family, the cemetery is situated near the Lakshmi Chowk, opposite Empire
Mominpura_Graveyard
Tribal confederation in Fars, Iran
was not a new idea, as the Safavid Shahs previously created homogenous Qizilbash confederations to temper the increasing strength of the Qashqai, who were
Khamseh
Country in Central and South Asia
Afghanistan Arabs Baloch Farsiwan Gurjar Hazaras Kho Nuristanis Pashtuns Qizilbash Tajiks Turkmens Uzbeks Health Languages Persian (Dari) Women Politics
Afghanistan
Largest city in Turkey
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Istanbul
Film series based on video games
Hartley Gorestein (7) Zach Cregger (8) Roy Lee (8) Miri Yoon (8) Asad Qizilbash (8) Carter Swan (8) Music by Marco Beltrami (1) Marilyn Manson (1) Jeff
Resident_Evil_(film_series)
16th-century war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire
Farhād Pasha advanced into Karabakh through Georgia. Many of the Turkic Qizilbash tribes, which formed the backbone of the Safavid military, submitted without
Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
Ottoman–Safavid_War_(1578–1590)
Turkic tribe in Iran
tribe of the Qizilbash tribal confederacy. A Turkic tribe, the Kangarlu were originally a clan of the prominent Ustajlu tribe of the Qizilbash tribal confederacy
Kangarlu_(tribe)
Wars between two groups
Koçgiri Rebellion in the overwhelmingly Qizilbash[citation needed] Dersim region, while waged by the Qizilbash Koçkiri tribe, was masterminded by members
Kurdish–Turkish_conflict
2023 American television series
HBO greenlit the series in November, adding executive producers Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan and production company Word Games, followed by production
The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
Battle between Georgian and Iranian kingdoms
Iranian expedition, the fourth in Luarsab's reign. The Safavid forces, the Qizilbash, placed by Shah Tahmasp I under the command of Shāhverdī Khān Ziyādoghlū
Battle_of_Garisi
Turks adherent of Twelver Shi'ism
of Twelver Shī‘ism. This tribe belongs to a branch of Kangarlu, Afghan Qizilbash people. This tribe is also found in the Qala e Fatullah villages of Wazirabad
Ansarlu
Civil war in the early 15th century Ottoman Empire
Dynasty Interregnum Classical Age (1453–1566) Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation (1566–1703) Sultanate of Women Köprülü Era Old Regime (1703–1789)
Ottoman_Interregnum
Kurdish emirate from the 13th to 16th centuries
population had Shiite tendencies. Some communities migrated east to Iran as Qizilbash and are claimed to be connected to the local modern-day Kurdish Alevis
Emirate_of_Çemişgezek
Abolition of the last remnant of the former monarchy in Turkey
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Abolition_of_the_Caliphate
29 October 1923 event in Ankara
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey
Proclamation_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey
Pakistani actress and director
cinema. Reema was born as Sameena Khan in Lahore on 27 October 1971 to a Qizilbash family.Reema’s father is a former gazette officer who then later became
Reema_Khan
Oghuz Turkic tribe
into the Middle East. They are noted in history for being one of the Qizilbash tribes that helped establish the Safavid and later the Afsharid dynasty
Afshar_people
Safavid military campaign
respectively. In the summer of 1500, Ismail rallied a force of 7,000 Qizilbash fighters at Erzincan consisting of the Ustajlu, Shamlu, Rumlu, Tekelu
Safavid_conquest_of_Shirvan
661 murder in Kufa
Khoja Satpanth Ghulat Alawi Alevi Bektashi Bektashism and folk religion Qizilbash Ishiki Extinct Shi'a sects Ahl al-Kisa Muhammad Ali Fatima Hasan Husayn
Assassination_of_Ali
1920s and 1930s armed group in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Arabs Baloch Farsiwan Gurjar Hazaras Kho Nuristanis Pashtuns Qizilbash Tajiks Turkmens Uzbeks Health Languages Persian (Dari) Women Politics
Saqqawists
Region of Georgia
Ketevan later that year. On October 22, 1605, the Kakhetian army routed the Qizilbash forces of Constantine, who was killed on the battlefield. Caught by surprise
Kakheti
Afghan politician
upper house of its National Legislature, in 2005. She is a member of the Qizilbash ethnic group She was a refugee in Iran for fifteen years, where she ran
Sohaila_Sharifi
List of Muslims who have claimed to be the Islamic Mahdi
used eschatology to justify the savagery of Qizilbash, claiming he was the Mahdi. The ferocious Qizilbash took successively Baku, Tabriz, Isfahan, Shiraz
List_of_Mahdi_claimants
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Flag_of_Turkey
Safavid Shah of Iran from 1629 to 1642
of them being not preparing the crown prince for rule. He excluded the Qizilbash influence in Safavid bureaucracy, and instead allowed a coalition of concubines
Safi_of_Persia
Separation of religious matters and state affairs in Turkey
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Secularism_in_Turkey
Adoption of a Turkic culture by a non-Turkic population
the Turkic nature of Azerbaijan increased with the influence of the Qizilbash, an association of the Turkmen nomadic tribes that was the backbone of
Turkification
Kermani Askari Mirza Montazeri Muker Nishapuri Noorani Pirzada Qadiri Qizilbash Razavi Reza Rizvi Rouhani Sistani Yazdani Zain Zand These surnames are
List of Pakistani family names
List_of_Pakistani_family_names
Afghan Twelver Shi'a Marja' (1935–2019)
Status Law in 2009. Asif Mohseni was born to a Pashto-speaking Shi'a Qizilbash family, on 26 April 1935, in the city of Kandahār, Afghanistan With strong
Asif_Mohseni
Qizilbash officer (died 1525)
Durmish (Dormish) Khan Shamlu (Persian: دورمیشخان شاملو; died 1525) was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman Shamlu ethnicity, who occupied high offices under
Durmish_Khan_Shamlu
Qizilbash military and political figure
Yaghlevandli oymagh, Safavid Karabakh - d. Kashmir, Durrani Empire ) was a Qizilbash military and political figure, general, belonging to the same family as
Amir Khan Yaghlevandli-Javanshir
Amir_Khan_Yaghlevandli-Javanshir
Geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe
Ottoman Empire Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip
Thrace
Abolition of the monarchy in Turkey
Dynasty Interregnum Classical Age (1453–1566) Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation (1566–1703) Sultanate of Women Köprülü Era Old Regime (1703–1789)
Abolition of the Ottoman sultanate
Abolition_of_the_Ottoman_sultanate
Practitioner of a form of mortification of the flesh
including actual flagellation amongst some Shiites who were converted by the Qizilbash (commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali). Algolagnia Ashura, Tatbir
Flagellant
17th century fortress in Georgia
Bakhtriani near which it was constructed in the 1650s. It was garrisoned by a Qizilbash force left by the Iranian government to reinforce its authority in the
Bakhtrioni
Shia Islamic observance
Khoja Satpanth Ghulat Alawi Alevi Bektashi Bektashism and folk religion Qizilbash Ishiki Extinct Shi'a sects Ahl al-Kisa Muhammad Ali Fatima Hasan Husayn
Fatimiyya
Pakistani writer and judge (1924–2015)
October 1989 Appointed by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Preceded by Ali Hussain Qizilbash Succeeded by Saad Saood Jan Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court In
Javid_Iqbal_(writer)
4th Khan of Samarkand from the Shaybanid dynasty
Abdullah I and Abdul-latif Sultan. When Shaybani Khan was besieged by the Qizilbashs in the fortress of Merv, Abu Sa'id sultan is said to have set out with
Abu_Sa'id_Khan
Daughter of Ali and Fatima (626–682)
Khoja Satpanth Ghulat Alawi Alevi Bektashi Bektashism and folk religion Qizilbash Ishiki Extinct Shi'a sects Ahl al-Kisa Muhammad Ali Fatima Hasan Husayn
Zaynab_bint_Ali
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