Shahsevan-e Baghdadi is a tribal confederacy (el) consisting of two big branches, 'Lek' and 'Arixli', twenty nine tribes (tayfa), 220 sections (tire) and several hundred sub-sections (gobeg): All speak Turkish, are Shi'ite Muslims and IShahsevan-e Baghdadi is a tribal confederacy (el) consisting of two big branches, 'Lek' and 'Arixli', twenty nine tribes (tayfa), 220 sections (tire) and several hundred sub-sections (gobeg): All speak Turkish, are Shi'ite Muslims and Iranian nationals. The primary nucleus of this confederacy was relocated from the suburbs of Kirkuk to Khorassan in 1733 by Nader, the future king. He was still a regent when he attacked the region in an effort to conquer Baghdad and this is why the confederacy is known as 'Baghdadi'. Thereafter, the different tribes and sections of this confederacy dispersed across Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, however, its main body migrated to the area of Fars... ranian nationals. The primary nucleus of this confederacy was relocated from the suburbs of Kirkuk to Khorassan in 1733 by Nader, the future king. He was still a regent when he attacked the region in an effort to conquer Baghdad and this is why the confederacy is known as 'Baghdadi'. Thereafter, the different tribes and sections of this confederacy dispersed across Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, however, its main body migrated to the area of Fars...

by Ataollah Hassani