Usually means: Turkish followers of Shiite Islam.
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  1. Kizilbash: Merriam-Webster
  2. Kizilbash: Wiktionary
  3. Kizilbash: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Kizilbash: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Kizilbash)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of Qizilbash [A member of the Turkmen tribes who formed the basis of the military power of the Safavids.]

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Kyzylbash, Qezelbash, Qyzylbash, Qizilbash, Kuzzilbash, Kuzelbash, bashibazouk, Kashkai, kishlak, Kâshghari, more...

Types:
shahsevan, turkmen, qizilbash, afshar, kurd, lur, baluch, pashtun, more...

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Similar:
Kyzylbash, Qezelbash, Qyzylbash, Qizilbash, Kuzzilbash, Kuzelbash, bashibazouk, Kashkai, kishlak, Kâshghari, more...

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shahsevan, turkmen, qizilbash, afshar, kurd, lur, baluch, pashtun, more...



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