Firozkohi

The Firozkohi (Dari/Pashto: 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, Taymani, and Taimuri.[1] In 1987, the Firozkohi were the second-largest Aymaq tribe after the Taymani. The Firozkohi speak the Aimaq dialect of Dari Persian, however some members of the tribe have adopted Pashto language. They are named after Firozkoh, the medieval capital of the Ghurid dynasty.

This article is about the ethnic group in Western Afghanistan. For the ethnic group in Central Iran, see Ferozkohi. For the Iranian poet, see Seyed Karim Amiri Firuzkuhi.

The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic, and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab river,[2] largely in Badghis Province.

Descent and origin

The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe are known as Zay Ḥākem. They claim descent from Achakzai Pashtun ancestors.[3]

See also

• Aimaq people
• Hazara people

References

1. Rasul Bux Rais (2008). Recovering the frontier stage: war, ethnicity, and state in Afghanistan. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0956-4. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
2. Alastair Hull; José Luczyc-Wyhowska (October 1993). Kilim: the complete guide : history, pattern, technique, identification. Chronicle Books. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-8118-0359-5. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
3. Janata, A. "AYMĀQ". In Ehsan Yarshater (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). United States: Columbia University. The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi, Zay Ḥākem, claim descent from Achakzai Pashtun ancestors, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.