Friday, August 25, 2017

The Shahsevens of the Fars Province (G. F. Magee, 1948)

Shahsavan




The Shahsavan is another tribe of Turki origin that has lived in the Khamseh area for more than century. No explanation of their separation from the main body of Turki tribes is offered.
The tribespeople are mostly settled in the district between Niriz and Estahbanat. A few families migrate from the former to the latter place in summer with the tribal flocks and herds. They have cultivated the land for many years and enjoy a very good reputation by Khamseh standards.
The kalantar of Shahsavan is Qodratollah and was chosen by the tribespeople. The appointment is frequently changed without the knowledge of the Khamseh Governor who interferes only when the chief proves troublesome.
Shahsavan totals no more than 100 families and consist of the following sub-sections: Shahsavan, Qarahassani, Janali. Qaraqanli. (The last named sub-section broke away from the Qashqai sub-tribe of the same name.)



G. F. Magee, The Tribes of Fars, Simla, 1948, p. 156.

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