Khamseh

The Khamseh is a tribal confederation in the province of Fars in southwestern Iran. It consists of five tribes.It was created in 1861 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar to decrease strength of the Qashqai, who were gaining so much power. The Khamseh tribes were a mixture of Persians, Turks, and Arabs.

Khamseh Tribes migration map

Tribes

• The Basseri (Persian)
• The Arab (Arabic)
• Tha Baharlu (Turkish)
• Tha Inalu (Turkish)
• Tha Nafar (Turkish)

Sources

• Ali Mohammad Najafi.Great Men of Arab Tribe and the Tribes
• Ali Mohammad Najafi.Khamseh Tribes happenings
• Ehsan Yousefi,nomads of Persia:The Basseri tribe;2014;Shiraz