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285:, who managed to retain "a sort of semi-independent existence" But in the second half of the 19th century, the Karai chiefs lost most of their wealth and influence. George N. Curzon, who visited the area in 1889, described the region as "terribly decimated both by Turkmen ravages and by the great famine". 278:
he achieved de facto autonomy from the central Qajar government, seizing control of Mashad in 1813. But soon later, in 1816, Eshaq Khan's tribal alliance fell apart and he was killed in Mashad.
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that later ceased to exist. Many of the tribesmen tried to escape from the forced migration, and although many were captured, some tribesmen remained in
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known by this adjective. The earliest mention of these, not necessarily related, are the "Black Tatars" (
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They became influential there in the 18th century, after their leader, Amir Khan, was made governor of
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of 1956 according to which the Qarai of Kerman and Fars were moved there from Khorasan during the
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sources. Meanwhile, at the western end of the steppe, more "black Tatars" were troops serving the
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and to refill the depopulated extremities of his empire, Timur deported these tribes back to
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The Qara Tatars were recorded as a Mongol tribe of 30–40,000 nomad families dwelling near
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in 1749. Their political power peaked in the early 19th century under the leadership of
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Richard Tapper, Tribe and State in Iran and Afghanistan, Routledge, 2012, p.19
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This article is about the Turkic tribe. For the modern political term, see
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Cumans and Tatars: Oriental Military in the Pre-Ottoman Balkans, 1185–1365
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it was a frequently used tribal identifier among the early
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C. E. Yate, Khurasan and Sistan, London, 1900, p. 53.
247:, who traveled in Azerbaijan in 1638, mentions 8: 538:. Vol. XV, Fasc. 5. pp. 536–537. 513:E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 410: 365: 116:"black" is a designation for "north" in 34:. For the groups in Eastern Europe, see 358: 293:A small Qarai population is found in 235:(r. 1736–1747), they were settled in 7: 281:Esḥaq Khan was succeeded by his son 544:The Turkic Peoples of Southern Iran 25: 434: 422: 490:Oberling (1960), 100–105. 479:Persia and the Persian Question 384:. Cambridge University Press. 270:. Eshaq Khan had submitted to 1: 301:, where clans using the name 231:'s campaigns. Under Afsharid 283:Mohammad Khan Qaraei-Torbati 93:may have been rooted in the 176:. Upon a suggestion by the 605: 29: 528:Oberling, Pierre (2002). 268:Eshaq Khan Qaraei-Torbati 133: 124:, and there are numerous 459:, 2 vols., London, 1829. 272:Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar 251:as one of the tribes of 136:), a subdivision of the 481:, 1892, vol. I, p. 203. 378:Vásáry, István (2005). 146:First Bulgarian Empire 51:Qara ("Black") Tartars 579:Ethnic groups in Iran 457:The History of Persia 305:are found within the 101:, while according to 553:İlhanlı Hükümdarları 535:Encyclopædia Iranica 219:At the start of the 83:Encyclopedia Iranica 27:Turkic tribe in Iran 437:, pp. 175–176. 327:Ethnicities in Iran 276:Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 274:in 1795, but under 546:, Cleveland, 1960. 311:Iranian Army Files 264:Ahmad Shah Durrani 505:Barthold, Wilhelm 391:978-1-139-44408-8 192:and an island in 87:Vladimir Minorsky 16:(Redirected from 596: 565: 563: 561: 539: 524: 522: 520: 491: 488: 482: 475: 469: 466: 460: 453: 447: 444: 438: 432: 426: 420: 414: 408: 397: 395: 375: 369: 363: 208:, settling near 138:Rouran Khaganate 135: 118:Turkic languages 21: 604: 603: 599: 598: 597: 595: 594: 593: 569: 568: 559: 557: 549: 527: 518: 516: 503: 500: 495: 494: 489: 485: 476: 472: 467: 463: 454: 450: 445: 441: 433: 429: 421: 417: 409: 400: 392: 377: 376: 372: 364: 360: 355: 350: 332:Khorasani Turks 323: 315:Safavid dynasty 295:Kerman Province 291: 188:, specifically 168:at the time of 154: 79: 57:tribe found in 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 602: 600: 592: 591: 586: 581: 571: 570: 567: 566: 550:Sümer, Faruk. 547: 540: 525: 499: 496: 493: 492: 483: 477:G. N. Curzon, 470: 461: 448: 439: 427: 425:, p. 175. 415: 413:, p. 701. 398: 390: 370: 357: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 345: 344: 339: 334: 329: 322: 319: 290: 287: 212:in modern-day 153: 150: 126:Kipchak groups 122:Turkic peoples 78: 75: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 601: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 576: 574: 555: 554: 548: 545: 542:P. Oberling, 541: 537: 536: 531: 526: 514: 510: 506: 502: 501: 497: 487: 484: 480: 474: 471: 465: 462: 458: 452: 449: 443: 440: 436: 431: 428: 424: 419: 416: 412: 411:Barthold 1936 407: 405: 403: 399: 393: 387: 383: 382: 374: 371: 367: 366:Oberling 2002 362: 359: 352: 347: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 324: 320: 318: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 299:Fars Province 296: 288: 286: 284: 279: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 256: 254: 250: 246: 245:Adam Olearius 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 221:Qajar dynasty 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 151: 149: 147: 143: 139: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 110: 108: 104: 100: 99:Mongol people 96: 92: 88: 84: 81:According to 76: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 37: 33: 19: 584:Tatar people 558:. Retrieved 556:(in Turkish) 552: 543: 533: 517:. Retrieved 512: 498:Bibliography 486: 478: 473: 464: 456: 455:J. Malcolm, 451: 442: 430: 418: 380: 373: 361: 310: 302: 292: 289:Demographics 280: 257: 248: 218: 202:Golden Horde 186:Central Asia 155: 113: 111: 107:Central Asia 103:Gyula Németh 90: 80: 50: 46: 42: 40: 89:, the name 32:White Turks 18:Qarai Turks 573:Categories 353:References 241:Azerbaijan 233:Nader Shah 210:Pazardzhik 63:Azerbaijan 560:7 October 519:6 October 396:, p. 112 337:Qizilbash 194:Issyk-Kul 182:Bayezid I 174:conquests 77:Etymology 589:Khorasan 530:"Karāʾi" 507:(1936). 342:Keraites 321:See also 237:Khorasan 214:Bulgaria 198:Anatolia 190:Khwarazm 166:Anatolia 95:Keraites 59:Khorasan 515:. Brill 509:"Tatar" 307:Qashqai 260:Mashhad 206:Balkans 180:Sultan 178:Ottoman 162:Kayseri 152:History 130:Chinese 36:Karaite 388:  262:under 225:Sistan 158:Amasya 132:: 112:Since 91:Karāʾi 69:, and 67:Kerman 55:Turkic 53:are a 435:Sümer 423:Sümer 348:Notes 303:Qarai 253:Mogan 249:Karai 229:Timur 170:Timur 49:, or 47:Qarai 43:Karai 562:2023 521:2023 386:ISBN 160:and 142:Tang 114:qara 97:, a 71:Fars 41:The 172:'s 164:in 140:in 134:黑韃靼 575:: 532:. 511:. 401:^ 317:. 255:. 243:. 216:. 148:. 109:. 73:. 65:, 61:, 45:, 564:. 523:. 394:. 368:. 38:. 20:)

Index

Qarai Turks
White Turks
Karaite
Turkic
Khorasan
Azerbaijan
Kerman
Fars
Encyclopedia Iranica
Vladimir Minorsky
Keraites
Mongol people
Gyula Németh
Central Asia
Turkic languages
Turkic peoples
Kipchak groups
Chinese
Rouran Khaganate
Tang
First Bulgarian Empire
Amasya
Kayseri
Anatolia
Timur
conquests
Ottoman
Bayezid I
Central Asia
Khwarazm

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