The Role of Turkmen on Qajars Gaining the Power

摘要

Iran is the homeland of tribes who historically have always considered themselves as a part of its culture and history and th e guardians of land values and norms. And wherever necessary they have defended its borders in the name of Iran and Iranians. Turkmen are one of these tribes nowadays settled in the north and north - east of the country. They are a group of Central Asian Turkic nomadic came to this area on the fifth and six centuries AH, from South East Asia (near China) and dwelled in Eastern and western shores and the middle sea.They are descendants of "Oghuz Khagan", who is their common ancestor. Qajar is a race of the Turks of Central Asia that entered Iranian territory during the Mongols invasion. So that a group of them moved to Astarabad in the time of Shah Abbas Safavid in order to prevent the Turkmen attacks.They could then gain Iranian government after Zandiyeh and took government for about 130 years. T his article aims to evaluate the role of Turkmen in Qajar ris e to power. The subject has been investigated with regard to the issue of research and relying on historical methods and field studies. The findings suggest that Turkmen play an important and influential role in Qajar rise to power.