![]() ![]() Other Qashqari leaders such as my late father, Sohrab Khan Qashqa’i, presented the following theory, yet another one of many existing theories. Some are sedentary and some are nomadic and they all consider themselves as part of the Qashqa’i tribal confederacy. It is important to note that there are important remnants of Khalaj among Qashqa*i’s. If one is to believe this theory, the breakaway tribes earned the name Kachkinte or Kachanlar, meaning those who fled. According to Naser Khan Qashqa’i, another Qashqa’i khan and the elder brother of Malek Mansur Khan, the origin of this theory is based on a belief that unknown centuries ago the Qashqa’i’s parted from the Khalaj tribe, who were and are residing in central Iran- This tribe was one of the largest Turkic tribes in the Middle East, and since ancient time it has become widely dispersed- some departed from the Khalaj tribe and migrated southward. ![]() ![]() If one is to accept this theory, the word means the owners of the horses with a white spot on their foreheads.Īnother theory maintains that the name comes from the Turkic verb Kacmak (to flee). Through the influence of the Farsi language- language of the Persians- gradually the word took a Farsi ending and became Qashqa’i. This theory maintains that ancient tribal warriors believed that riding a Kashqa horse brought luck to its rider. There are many theories about the name Qashqa’i. Some tribal elders believe that the name came from the Turkic word Kashqa, meaning “a horse with a white spot on its forehead.” Malek Mansur Khan, one of the present leaders of the tribe, believes that this theory is based on a superstition that existed among tribesmen. The information presented here was collected from a variety of sources, for there exists no definite recorded history. ![]()
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