Taimuri
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The Taimuri are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes which also include the Firozkohi
, Taimani, and Jamshidi
.
The Timuri were once the largest and most powerful of Aimaqs. Today they are found in Iran, both in Khorasan (25,000) and around Meshed (1,500). In Afghanistan their traditional nomadic homeland is Badghis Province
, while others are settled near oases in Herat and Shindand in western Afghanistan; and there is a small group of Pushtunised pastoralist Timuri in Baghlan Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Johnathan Lee notes that in 19th century accords, the Taimuri were often confused with the Taimani, but as the Taimuri were generally a small tribe living in Persian territory, it is usually the Taimuri that chroniclers intended to note.
Firozkohi
The Firozkohi are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes which also include the Jamshidis, Taimani, and Taimuri....
, Taimani, and Jamshidi
Jamshidi (tribe)
The Jamshidi are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes which also include the Firozkohi, Taimani, and Taimuri...
.
The Timuri were once the largest and most powerful of Aimaqs. Today they are found in Iran, both in Khorasan (25,000) and around Meshed (1,500). In Afghanistan their traditional nomadic homeland is Badghis Province
Badghis Province
Bādghīs is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in northwestern Afghanistan, between the Murghab and Hari rivers, extending as far northward as the edge of the desert of Sarakhs. It includes the Chul formations through which the Turkmen-Afghan boundary runs...
, while others are settled near oases in Herat and Shindand in western Afghanistan; and there is a small group of Pushtunised pastoralist Timuri in Baghlan Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Johnathan Lee notes that in 19th century accords, the Taimuri were often confused with the Taimani, but as the Taimuri were generally a small tribe living in Persian territory, it is usually the Taimuri that chroniclers intended to note.