Firozkohi

This article is about the ethnic group in Western Afghanistan. For the ethnic group in Central Iran, see Ferozkohi. For the Iranian poet, see Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi.

The Firozkohi (Pashto: فیروزکوهي) are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq (Persian Nomads) ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Jamshidi, Taymani, and Taimuri.^[1] The Firozkohi speak the Aimaq dialect of Dari Persian and Perisan/Tajik descent. They are named after Firozkoh, the medieval capital of the Ghurid dynasty.

The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab River,^[2] largely in Badghis Province.

Origin

The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe are known as Zay Ḥākem. whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.^[3][4]

History

In 1987, the Firozkohi were the second-largest Aymaq tribe, after the Taymani. The Hazaras of Qala-i Nau are also included in the Aimaq confederacy.

See also

• Aimaq people
• Hazaras

References

1. Rasul Bux Rais (2008). Recovering the frontier stage: war, ethnicity, and state in Afghanistan. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0956-4. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
2. Alastair Hull; José Luczyc-Wyhowska (October 1993). Kilim: the complete guide : history, pattern, technique, identification. Chronicle Books. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-8118-0359-5. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
3. A. Janata. "AYMĀQ". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-04-04. The traditional chiefs of the northern Fīrūzkūhī, Zay Ḥākem, claim descent from Ačakzay Pashtun ancestors, whereas the tribe takes its name from Fīrūzkūh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty
4. Janata, A. "AYMĀQ". In Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). United States: Columbia University. The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi, Zay Ḥākem, has been the traditional tribal leaders, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.