Qizilbash

English

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Etymology

From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

Noun

Qizilbash (plural Qizilbash or Qizilbashes)

  1. A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.

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