Ansarlu

Turks adherent of Twelver Shi'ism

The Ansarlu or Ansaroğlu are Turks adherent of Twelver Shī‘ism. This tribe belongs to a branch of Kangarlu, Afghan Qizilbash people. This tribe is also found in the Qala e Fatullah villages of Wazirabad in Kabul.

Origin

In Afghanistan the clan is known to have who originally migrated into the country with Nader Shah Afshar. Takht e Nadir Shah Afshar, located in Wazirabad, was Nader Shah's base during his Indian campaign.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20090514164312/http://ffta1.com/index//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=848&Itemid=117
https://web.archive.org/web/20091207151831/http://www.turkdirlik.com/TurkDunyasi/Iran/SNaimi0005.htm
https://archive.today/20130112133909/http://www.asilkan.org/sabit/afgan.htm

Turkic peoples

Peoples

Azerbaijani communities	Azerbaijanis Iranian Azerbaijanis Shahsevans Küresünni Georgian Azerbaijanis Western Azerbaijanis Karapapakhs Javanshir Qizilbash
Kazakh communities	Kazakhs Chinese Kazakhs Iranian Kazakhs Mongolian Kazakhs
Kyrgyz communities	Kyrgyz Chinese Kyrgyz Akto Turkmen Afghan Kyrgyz Tajik Kyrgyz Van Kyrgyz
Turkmen¹ communities	Turkmens Afghan Turkmens Ansarlu Iranian Turkmens Akto Turkmen
Turkish communities²	Turks Gajal Muhacirs Tahtacıs Yörüks Abkhazian Turks Algerian Turks Kouloughlis Bosnian Turks Bulgarian Turks Croatian Turks Cretan Turks Cypriot Turks Dodecanese Turks Egyptian Turks Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman¹ Israeli Turks Kosovan Turks Lebanese Turks Libyan Turks Macedonian Turks Meskhetian (Ahiska) Turks Montenegrin Turks Palestinian Turks Romanian Turks Serbian Turks Syrian Turkmen/Turkoman¹ Tunisian Turks Western Thracian Turks
Turkic peoples in Uzbekistan	Uzbeks Karakalpaks
Turkic minorities in China	Äynu Chinese Tatars Chinese Kazakhs Chinese Kyrgyz Akto Turkmen Chinese Uzbeks Fuyu Kyrgyz Ili Turks Salar Uyghurs Tor Uyghurs Yugurs
Turkic minorities in Crimea	Crimean Karaites Crimean Tatars Krymchaks Urums
Turkic minorities in Iran	Iranian Azerbaijanis Afshar Chaharmahali Turks Khalajs Khorasani Turks Qarai Turks Qashqai Iranian Turkmens Iranian Kazakhs
Turkic minorities in Russia	Altaians Chelkans Telengits Tubalars Balkars Bashkirs Besermyan Chulyms Chuvash Dolgans Karachays Khakas Kumandins Kumyks Nogais Shors Soyots Tatars Astrakhan Tatars Kryashens Mishar Tatars Nağaybäk Volga Tatars Siberian Tatars Siberian Bukharans Teleuts Tofalars Tuvans Tozhu Tuvans Yakuts
Turkic minorities in Mongolia	Khotons Mongolian Kazakhs Dukha
Turkic minorities in Afghanistan	Afghan Turkmens Afshar Aimaqs Timuri Ansarlu Karategin Uzbeks Afghan Kyrgyz
Turkic minorities in Europe (exc. Russia)	Bulgarian Crimean Tatars Finnish Tatars Gagauz Lipka Tatars Tatars of Romania
Extinct Turkic groups	Alat Az Basmyl Barsils Berendei Bulaqs Bulgars Chigils Black Klobuks Cumans Dingling Duolu Dughlats Esegel Göktürks Kangly Karluks Keraites Khazars Kimek Kipchaks Sir-Kıvchak Kurykans Kutrigurs Merkit Naimans Nushibi Oghuz Turks Turkomans Pechenegs Onogurs Sabirs Saragurs Shatuo Tiele Türgesh Tuhsi Torks Toquz Oghuz Uriankhai Utigurs Xueyantuo Yenisei Kyrgyz Yueban Yagma Yabaku

Others

Abdals
Hazaras
Mughals

Diasporas

¹ Central Asian (i.e. Turkmeni, Afghani and Iranian) Turkmens, distinct from Levantine (i.e. Iraqi and Syrian) Turkmen/Turkoman minorities, who mostly adhere to an Ottoman-Turkish heritage and identity. ² In traditional areas of Turkish settlement (i.e. former Ottoman territories).