Qizilbash

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Qizilbash

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From Azerbaijani qızılbaş (“red head”).

noun Qizilbash · Qizilbashes · Kizilbash · Kyzylbash · Qezelbash · Qyzylbash

A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.

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Français	kizilbache
Русский	кызылба́ш kyzylbáš

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@misc{qizilbash_2026,
  title = {Qizilbash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qizilbash},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}