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Kashgai|ˈkæʃgaɪ| Also Kashkai, Qashgai, Qashqai. A Turkic-speaking people living around Shiraz in Persia; a member of this people. Also attrib.
1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 625/1 The Kashgais, or those wandering semi-Turkish tribes brought down from Turkestan to the neighbourhood of Shíráz, have the credit of possessing good steeds. 1921Glasgow Herald 19 April 5 Among the most important questions were the relations with the Kashgais and other nomad tribes. The Kashgais were about 135,000 strong. 1937Sunday Times 29 Aug. 7/5 The region is occupied by scattered and turbulent Qashgais upon whom the Tehran Government has only very recently imposed its authority. 1957H. H. Vreeland Iran ix. 105 The Qashqa'i tribesmen are important in this area. Ibid. x. 128 The Qashqa'i have firmly resisted conscription, and no tribal members have yet been taken into the army. b. Used attrib. or absol. to designate a type of nomad rug made by them.
1922Kendrick & Tattersall Hand-Woven Carpets 196 Kashkai carpets. 1931A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets iv. 95 Both Afshar and Kashgai rugs are Caucasian nomad transplants. 1962C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs ii. 257 Plate 104 is a typical design found in many Qashqai (Mecca Shiraz) but no two designs are exactly alike. Ibid. iii. 403 The correct technical name is ‘Qashqai Prayer Rug’. |