Begdili (also spelled Bekdili or Bigdeli;
Middle Turkic
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: بَكْتِلى Begtili; tk, Begdili taýpasy;
Turkish: Beğdili boyu;
Azerbaijani
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: Bəydili boyu) were an
Oghuz Turkic people and a sub-branch of the
Bozok tribal federation. Currently, the descendants of Begdili tribe and those who identify themselves as such are part of the
Geklen Turkmens living in the
Balkan velayat of
Turkmenistan
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. They also can be found among
Ersari Turkmens, who live predominantly in the
Lebap velayat (region) of Turkmenistan and northern provinces of
Afghanistan
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.
Turkish Begdili
Turkomans live in
Tarsus,
Aleppo
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, and in many parts of
Anatolia
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. Cerit/Ceritli
Turkomans are a branch of Begdili tribe.
Origin
In his history work ''
Shajara-i Tarākima
''Shajara-i Tarākima'' () is a Chagatai-language historical work completed in 1659 by Khan of Khiva and historian Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur.
''Shajara-i Tarākima'' is one of the two works composed by Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur that have great importanc ...
'' (Genealogy of Turkmens), the Khan of
the Khanate of Khiva and historian
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur ( uz, Abulgʻozi Bahodirxon, Abulgazi, Ebulgazi, Abu-l-Ghazi, August 24, 1603 – 1663) was Khan of Khiva from 1643 to 1663. He spent ten years in Persia before becoming khan, and was very well educated, writing two historica ...
mentions Begdili among 24 Oghuz tribes, direct descendants of
Oghuz-khan, who was the ancient progenitor of the Oghuz people, and the name of the tribe translates as “reputable”.
Affiliation
The Anushteginid dynasty, which ruled vast parts of
Central Asia
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from 1077 to 1231 under the title of
Khwarazmshahs, descended from the Begdili tribe.
["Similarly, the most distant ancestor of Sultan Muhammad Khwarazmshah was Nushtekin Gharcha, who was a descendant of the Begdili tribe of the Oghuz family."] The
Mamluk Sultan of
Egypt
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-
Saif ad-Din Qutuz
Saif ad-Din Qutuz ( ar, سيف الدين قطز; died 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz or Kotuz and fully al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Sayf ad-Dīn Quṭuz (), was a military leader and the third or fourth of the Mamluk Sultans of Egy ...
,
who ruled Egypt from 1259 to 1260, also widely believed to have come from the Begdili tribe.
Begdili tribe played important role on
Seljuk expansion over
Iran
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and
Anatolia
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. They also participated on foundation and administration of
Aq Qoyunlus and
Safavids
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.
In the
middle ages
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, a large group of Begdili Turkmens migrated from Central Asia to the territory of modern
Iran
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,
Azerbaijan
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and
Turkey
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. In Azerbaijan and Turkey, there are still some
toponyms
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that are called Begdili.
Sources
Information about the origin of the Begdili mostly comes from the famous statesman and historian of the Ilkhanate,
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb ( fa, رشیدالدین طبیب; 1247–1318; also known as Rashīd al-Dīn Faḍlullāh Hamadānī, fa, links=no, رشیدالدین فضلالله همدانی) was a statesman, historian and physician in Ilk ...
in his "
Jami' al-tawarikh
The ''Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh'' ( Persian/Arabic: , ) is a work of literature and history, produced in the Mongol Ilkhanate. Written by Rashid al-Din Hamadani (1247–1318 AD) at the start of the 14th century, the breadth of coverage of the work ...
"
(Compendium of Chronicles), and from the work of the Khan of Khiva Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, titled "
Genealogy of Turkmens".
See also
*
Oghuz Turks
The Oghuz or Ghuzz Turks (Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, ''Oγuz'', ota, اوغوز, Oġuz) were a western Turkic people that spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family. In the 8th century, they formed a tribal confederation conven ...
*
Khwarazmian dynasty
The Anushtegin dynasty or Anushteginids (English: , fa, ), also known as the Khwarazmian dynasty ( fa, ) was a Persianate C. E. BosworthKhwarazmshahs i. Descendants of the line of Anuštigin In Encyclopaedia Iranica, online ed., 2009: ''" ...
*
Il-Arslan
*
Shajara-i Tarākima
''Shajara-i Tarākima'' () is a Chagatai-language historical work completed in 1659 by Khan of Khiva and historian Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur.
''Shajara-i Tarākima'' is one of the two works composed by Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur that have great importanc ...
*
Turkmen tribes
*
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur ( uz, Abulgʻozi Bahodirxon, Abulgazi, Ebulgazi, Abu-l-Ghazi, August 24, 1603 – 1663) was Khan of Khiva from 1643 to 1663. He spent ten years in Persia before becoming khan, and was very well educated, writing two historica ...
*
Jami' al-tawarikh
The ''Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh'' ( Persian/Arabic: , ) is a work of literature and history, produced in the Mongol Ilkhanate. Written by Rashid al-Din Hamadani (1247–1318 AD) at the start of the 14th century, the breadth of coverage of the work ...
References
{{Oghuz tribes
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