Qiziq people

Oghuz Turkic tribe
Ethnic group
Qiziq
Tamgha of the Qiziq tribe according to Rashid al-Din Hamadani
Regions with significant populations
 Turkey:
Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, Ankara
Languages
Turkish
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Turkish people

Qiziq (Turkish: Kızık), also spelled Qïzïq, Qyzyk, or Qyzyq, is an Oghuz tribe. The tribe mainly inhabits the provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Bursa, Tokat, and Ankara in Turkey.[1]

History

Qiziq was included as one of the 24 Oghuz tribes in Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid al-Din Hamadani[2] but was considered as a Khalaj tribe by Mahmud al-Kashgari.[3][4] In mid-18th century, Danish traveler Carsten Niebuhr listed Qiziq as a Turkoman tribe with 2000 tents dwelling around Aintab.[5][6] Until the late 19th century, the tribe's region of settlement fell within the nahiya of Qiziq (in the sanjak of Aintab), named after the tribe.[4][7]

Culture

A folk dance called Qiziq halay (Turkish: Kızık halayı) is danced around Sivas, Tokat, and Yozgat in Central Anatolia.[4][8]

Settlements

The tribe inhabits 22 villages in the northern portion of the province of Gaziantep and share several other villages with other tribes. Many of the old names of the Qiziq-inhabited villages bear the name of the tribe.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Çağlar, Nafi (21 September 2019). Kızık Boyu (2 ed.). YALIN YAYINCILIK. pp. 231, 272. ISBN 9786059579131. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Schletzer, Dieter; Schletzer, Reinhold (1984). Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman: An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Reimer. p. 16. ISBN 9783496010210. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ Türk kültürü araştırmaları. Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü. 1987. p. 32. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Sümer, Faruk. "Kızık". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ^ Büsching, Anton Friedrich (1787). A. F. Büschings grosse Erdbeschreibung: Asia. - Abth. 1. Brno. p. 447. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ Niebuhr, Carsten (1778). C. Niebuhrs Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern. Copenhagen: Nicolaus Müller. p. 416. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ Duquesnel, Amédée (1868). Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe, description physique de la Thrace. Arthus Bertrand. p. 132. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ Tecer, Ahmet Kutsi (1941). "Kızık Halayı". Ülkü: Milli Kültür Dergisi. 18: 16–18. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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