Kordshuli (tribe)

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The Kordshuli tribe (Kurdish: Kurdşûlî, lit.'Kurdish villagers')[1][2] is a nomadic and pastoral Kurdish tribe in Fars Province in Iran. Their main settlement is Khonjesht.[3]

History[edit]

The tribe settled in Fars Province in the 19th century. They speak Laki and were briefly part of the Qashqai confederation, but became independent again in the beginning of the 20th century.[1]

Population[edit]

In 1960, the Kordshuli population numbered around 600 households, and most still live a nomadic lifestyle.[4] In the 1970s, they numbered 353 households, of which 296 were nomadic.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kurdşûlî (Kurdshuli)". Kurdica (in German). 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Swee, Gary Michael (1981). Sedentarization: Change and Adaptation Among the Kordshuli Pastoral Nomads of South Western Iran. Michigan State University Department of Anthropology. p. 46.
  3. ^ a b Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. William Carey Library. p. 287. ISBN 9781903689059.
  4. ^ "Fars vii. Ethnography". Iranica Online. Retrieved 15 May 2020.