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''Bayāt was one of the twenty-two Oghuz tribes listed in Maḥmūd Kāšḡarī's'' When Oghuz Turks started to migrate from the Aral steppes to Khorasan in the 11th and 13th centuries, Bayat people spread throughout the region.R. Khanam. Encyclopaedic ethnography of Middle-East and Central Asia: J-O, том 2. Стр. 126—127 They are sub-ethnic groups of Turkmens and Azerbaijanis. Bayats are Muslim and speak a southern dialect of Azerbaijani language in Azerbaijan and Iran, or their own dialect of Turkish in Turkey, and

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dialect of Turkmen in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The ancient Turkmen proverb says: " Kayi and Bayat tribes shall lead the people" ( Turkmen: "''Il başy - gaýy-baýat''").

Etymology and origin

Initially, the ethnonym Bayat was mentioned as an Oguz tribe in the 11th century by the Turkic historian Mahmud Kashgari. Bayat - an Oghuz Turkic tribe, who stood together with the Kayi tribe at the head of all 24 Oguz tribes - "Il bashi Kayi-Bayat." In the traditions of the Turkic tribes, the origin of this tribe is traced to Bayat - the grandson of Oghuz-Khan. In the book of the Khan and historian of the Khiva Khanate, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, "

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," the meaning of the name of the tribe is given as "rich". Bayat was the second son of Gun-Khan, who was the first son of Oguz-Khan. According to the work of the historian,

Rashid-al-Din Fazl-Allah 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 ...

, " Oghuz-nameh", which is part of his extensive historical work Jami' al-tawarikh (Collection of Chronicles), the name Bayat means "rich, full of grace". On the territory of

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, Bayats are recorded as part of the Oghuz tribes in chronicles of the 10th-12th centuries by the name of ''bouts''.

Clans

Bayat is the name of an originally Turkic clan in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran which traces its origin to the 12th century. When Bayat clan started to migrate from the Aral steppes, their first destination was the city of Nishapur in the south of Khorasan, a state in the north-east of

. The Bayat clan moved in the 13th century to three different locations after attacks by Mongol forces. From there, one group went east and north-east, so that the surname Bayat is still found in

. A second group went south-west towards Isfahan, and the surname Bayat is prominent in Arak,

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, Isfahan, Zanjan and Shiraz cities. The third group went north-west, and in

they divided in two; one part of the group took the west to

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, and second part went south into

, Syria and

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Bayat in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Until 1928, the ''Gyzyletrek'' settlement of the Balkan velayat of Turkmenistan was called ''Bayathaji'', while Bayat Turkmens still live in Darganata, Danew, Turkmenabat, Sayat, Farap and Hojambaz ''etraps'' (districts) of the Lebap velayat of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the Bayat tribe may also be found in many districts of Bukhara province of Uzbekistan, especially in Olat and Qarako'l.

Places with name Bayat

Bayats are spread far into western Anatolia, their principal areas of settlement being in the provinces of

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...

, Bursa,

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, Balıkesir and Kütahya. Today the name in forms such as Bayat, Bayatlar, Bayatlı is found in thirty-two mainly western Anatolian toponyms. The name also appears in toponyms in Iran, two near Arāk, one near Zanjan, one near Urmia, one in Khuzestan, one near Borūjerd, and one in Khorasan. In post-Soviet countries, five places in Azerbaijan, four in Turkmenistan, and one in Uzbekistan close to the Turkmenistan border bear the names Bayat. In Gujarat, India, one place can be found about 250 km away from the India-Pakistan border.

List of places bearing the name Bayat

Azerbaijan

Boyat, Aghjabadi Boyat (also, Boyad and Bayat) is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan with a population of 1,662. References

* Populated places in Aghjabadi District {{Aghjabadi-geo-stub ...

* Boyat, Neftchala * Boyat, Shamakhi *

Boyat, Ujar Boyat (also, Bayat) is a village and municipality in the Ujar Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental cou ...

Iran

* Bayat, East Azerbaijan *

Bayat-e Sofla Bayat-e Sofla ( fa, بيات سفلي, also Romanized as Bayāt-e Soflá; also known as Bayāt-e Pā’īn) is a village in Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, Torkamanchay District, Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran ...

, East Azerbaijan * Bayat, Razavi Khorasan * Bayat, West Azerbaijan * Bayat Rural District, Markazi * Qezel Tappeh-ye Bayat, Zanjan Province

Turkey

* Bayat,

Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar Province ( tr, ), also called more simply Afyon Province, is a province in western Turkey. Adjacent provinces are Kütahya to the northwest, Uşak to the west, Denizli to the southwest, Burdur to the south, Isparta to the southea ...

* Bayat, Çorum Province * :tr:Bayat, Amasya,

Amasya Province Amasya Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country. The provincial capital is Amasya, the antique ''Amaseia'' mentioned in documents from the era of Alexander the Gre ...

* :tr:Bayat, Merzifon,

* :tr:Bayat, Ayaş,

Ankara Province Ankara Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey with the capital city Ankara. Demographics History The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, in ...

* :tr:Bayat, Korkuteli,

Antalya Province Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visi ...

* :tr:Bayat, Altıeylül, Balikesir Province * :tr:Bayat, Gölpazarı, Bilecik Province * :tr:Bayat, Kargı, Çorum Province * :tr:Bayat, Çivril, Denizli Province * :tr:Bayat, Çermik, Diyarbakir Province * Bayat, Atabey,

Isparta Province Isparta Province ( tr, ) is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km2 and a population of 448,298 ...

* :tr:Bayat, Tosya, Kastamonu Province * Bayat, Beyşehir,

Konya Province Konya Province ( tr, ), in southwest Central Anatolia, is the largest province of Turkey. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42. The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megaw ...

* Bayat, Meram,

* Bayat, Aslanapa,

Kütahya Province Kütahya Province ( tr, ) is a province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is 11,875 km in size, and the population is 571,554 (2014). In 1990, Kütahya had a population of 578,000. The neighboring provinces are Bursa to the northwest, B ...

* :tr:Bayat, Kütahya,

* :tr:Bayat, Gördes,

Manisa Province Manisa Province ( tr, ) is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west, Aydın to the south, Denizli to the southeast, Uşak to the east, Kütahya to the northeast, and Balıkesir to the north. The city of Ma ...

* :tr:Bayat, Soma,

* Bayat, Bor, Nigde Province * :tr:Bayat, Geyve, Sakarya Province * :tr:Bayat, Durağan, Sinop Province * Bayat, Sivas, Sivas Province * :tr:Bayat, Yıldızeli, Sivas Province * :tr:Bayat, Ereğli,

Zonguldak Province Zonguldak Province ( tr, ) is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabük t ...

* :tr:Şambayat, Besni, Adıyaman Province * :tr:Şambayadı, Çukurova, Adana Province

Notable figures from this clan include

Dede Korkut The ''Book of Dede Korkut'' or ''Book of Korkut Ata'' ( az, Kitabi-Dədə Qorqud, ; tk, Kitaby Dädem Gorkut; tr, Dede Korkut Kitabı) is the most famous among the epic stories of the Oghuz Turks. The stories carry morals and values signifi ...

, legendary figure of the Oghuz * Fuzûlî, Azerbaijani Diwan poet of Ottoman era *

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( fa, فتحعلى‌شاه قاجار, Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irr ...

, the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. *

Javad Khan Javad Khan Qajar (; ; c. 1748 – 1804) was a member Ziyadoghlu Qajar, a clan of the Qajar tribe, as well as the sixth and the last khan of the Ganja Khanate from 1786 to 1804 before it was lost to Russia. Background Javad was born in 1748 as ...

, member of the Qajar dynasty, and the last khan of the Ganja Khanate from 1786 to 1804.

People with the name Bayat

Bayat is a common surname today in

and to a lesser extent in

, and

where it carries the meaning "Knight" or "Chevalier". The Bayat surname can be found in the

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and

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. Notable people with this name include: * Abbas Bayat (born 1947), Iranian businessman *

Asef Bayat Asef Bayat ( fa, آصف بیات) is an Iranian-American scholar. He is currently the Catherine and Bruce Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies and Professor of Sociology and Middle Eastern studies at University of Illinois at Urban ...

, Iranian professor of sociology *

Ehsan Bayat Ehsanollah "Ehsan" Bayat ( Persian: احسان الله بیات, born July 15, 1963) is an Afghan American business entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of Bayat Group, Afghanistan's largest private company. Early life and education Bay ...

, Afghan-American entrepreneur, owner of

Ariana Television Network Ariana Television Network (ATN) (Dari/Pashto: ) is a private television network based in Kabul, Afghanistan. The channel was launched by Afghan-American Ehsan Bayat (owner of Afghan Wireless Communication Company) in 2005 and started broadcastin ...

and founder of the Bayat FoundationThe Bayat Foundation - Making a Difference in Afghanistan
October 18, 2006. WorldPress.org. * Morteza Gholi Bayat (1890–1958), former Prime Minister of Iran * Shohreh Bayat (born 1988), Iranian chess referee