Qizilbash

Noun

Meaning

Qizilbash (plural Qizilbash or Qizilbashes)

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

Examples

Beginning in the reign of Bayezid II (d. 1512), the Ottoman state used to manage the difficulty with the heterodox Qizilbash (kizilbas) movement in eastern Anatolia. Source: Internet

Retreat to Kabul Humayun and his Mughal Army consisting largely of Qizilbash defeats Kamran Mirza in 1553. Source: Internet

With the help of his army of Qizilbash disciples, the first Safavid ruler Shah Ismail I established an enduring Shia empire in 16th century Iran. Source: Internet

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