Shahsevan
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File:Shahsevan girls from a rich family.jpg
Shahsevan girls from a rich family. End of 19th century, Iran
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300.000[1] |
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| Azerbaijani | |
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| Shia Islam | |
The Shahsevan (Azerbaijani: Şahsevənlər), are a branch of the Turkic Oghuz groups,[2] sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijani people, located primarily in Iran and on the territory of the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan.[3] The name Shahsevan means "adherents of the Shah".
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