The Firozkohi ( prs, فیروزکوهی) are a sub-tribe of the
Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in
Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the
Jamshidi Jamshidi ( fa, جمشیدی) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
*Alireza Jamshidi, Iranian Islamist
*Khosrow Jamshidi, Iranian hematologist who invented the Jamshidi needle
*Pejman Jamshidi, Iranian footballer
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,
Taymani, and
Taimuri
The Timuri, or Taimuri ( fa, تیموری), are a sub-tribe of the Aimaq people of Afghanistan and Iran, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Firozkohi, Taymani, and Jamshidi. The Timuri originated in western Badghis Provi ...
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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. The Firozkohi speak the
Aimaq dialect
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Dari Persian and claim
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are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns 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,
largely in Badghis Province.
Descent and origin
The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe They claim descent from Tajiks, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.
See also
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Aimaq people
*
Hazaras
References
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Aymaq
Ethnic groups in Badghis Province
Modern nomads